Betzinera 2021

From the moment I first put my nose in the glass, I loved the precision, seriousness and nuance of the pure Xarel.lo 2021 Betzinera. This comes from one of the Gramona family vineyards that is worked organically and biodynamically (despite the fact that the bottle doesn't carry any certifications). The juice from the direct pressing fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in used 500-liter barrels for nine months. It's complete and expressive, with depth and impressive balance, with good ripeness and moderate alcohol (12.6%) and with good freshness, a pH of 3.08 and very good acidity. This is by far the more complete of the whites I tasted from them. 2,666 bottles were filled in June 2022.