Enric Soler, Penedes Xarel-lo/Malvasia 'Istiu', 2024 SO092325 Eudes decant it for three hours

decant it for three hours and clear the evening

the fruit has evolved

It’s silky but firm

savory soul intact

resulting in a medium-bodied red with bright fruit

Enric Soler, Penedes Xarel-lo/Malvasia 'Istiu', 2024 SO092325 Eudes decant it for three hoursEnric Soler is one of Spain's most quietly important winemakers a former Spanish Sommelier Champion (1997) who walked away from a Barcelona tasting room career in 2004 to take over his grandfather's tiny inheritance of old Xarel lo vines in Penedes. He farms biodynamically, ferments with wild yeasts and works with the kind of intervention you can count on one hand. "Istiu" Catalan for "summer" is the cuvee he made for the season: a co fermentation of