De la Finca

2023

De la Finca sparkling wine is made with grapes from our oldest vines, planted using the gobelet system in 1964 in the Vinya dels Fòssils.

2023 harvest

Drought and grape quality are the main protagonists.

From October 1, 2022 to the end of the harvest, 232 mm of water have been recorded, although the average figure for the last decade is 500 mm. Also noteworthy is the increase in temperature, which is 16ºC, 0.8ºC higher than the average of the last ten years. The result is a three-year period of drought with consequences for the entire crop, which has led to a reduction in the harvest of between 40% and 60% in the estate. Xarel-lo and Sumoll, varieties native to the Penedès, are the ones that have best withstood the high temperatures and lack of water. On the other hand, varieties such as Parellada and Macabeo are suffering more from the drought and the harvest has been reduced by up to 60% compared to 2022. This vintage may remind us of 2016, which was very dry, with great health and grapes with very concentrated sugars and acidity.

Extremely dry vintage and great grape quality. The earliest harvest ever held at the estate.

High saline expression

Situated on the highest terraces of the River Anoia, the Vinya dels Fòssils vineyard has marine soils with a high fossil content. This characterises the structure and the soil composition of this vineyard. The carbonates are the component that provides the main source of typicity to this sparkling wine with a high saline expression. It is a sparkling wine with a unique identity and personality.

Macabeu, Xarel·lo and Parellada

The plants on the Vinya dels Fòssils vineyard come from the massal selection performed by Manuel Raventós Domènech in 1888. Creator of the Penedès sparkling wine formula by combining the three native grape varieties, Macabeu, Xarel·lo and Parellada, Manuel Raventós also experimented by planting small separate plots. He took cuttings from the vines that produced the best grapes and used them to create new plantations.

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De la Finca
2023

Xarel·lo

Harvested after 28th of August. Goblet-trained vines since 1964 and Espalier-trained vines since 2002.

MacabeuHarvested after 16th of August. Espalier-trained vines since 1994.

ParelladaHarvested after 31th of August. Goblet-trained vines planted in 1994.

Xarel·lo

Native variety that is planted on 50% of the entire estate. It is the first to bud, has the longest cycle of all our varieties, and at the harvest has the best sugar-acidity-intensity balance. It is our seal of identity, the variety that allows the long ageing of our sparkling wines, due to its good agricultural performance and its aromatic and taste potential.

Macabeu

Delicate, very versatile variety that needs extremely precise winegrowing in order to achieve the best expression. With a short cycle, it is the first variety to be harvested on the estate. Depending on its location on the estate, this same variety can produce two totally different expressions due to the orientation, the soil and the plant material.

Parellada

Moderately vigorous, rustic but at the same time sensitive to rain during the ripening period. The white harvest always ends with this variety. Native variety well-adapted to the high parts of the Penedès. The Parellada on our estate gives a touch of delicacy to our sparkling wines.