Partida Creus VN Blanco from Tarragona, Catalonia, a punchy, cidery natural white blend of Macabeo, Parellada, Garnacha Blanca, Xarello, and Muscat with a small amount of skin contact, honeysuckle and green apple on the palate, finishing with citrus and a nice dose of minerality from the calcareous clay soils.
Tasting Notes
A punchy cidery nose from the small amount of skin contact that's added, along with honeysuckle and green apple on the palate. On the finish, citrus and a nice dose of minerality from the calcareous clay soils. VN Blanco is Partida Creus's indigenous white field blend, a rotating cast of forgotten Catalan white varieties vinified together with zero intervention.
Quick Facts
- Grapes: Macabeo, Parellada, Garnacha Blanca, Xarello, Muscat, and others (indigenous Catalan white varieties)
- Origin: Spain, Tarragona, Catalonia (calcareous clay soils)
- Style: Dry white, natural wine, field blend, brief skin contact
- Winemaking: Indigenous yeasts, brief skin contact, unfiltered, unfined, no additional sulphites
Food Pairing
Seafood, light fish, fresh cheeses, and vegetable dishes.
Serving
Serve at 10 to 12°C. Open 10 minutes before serving.
About the Producer
Partida Creus is a natural wine estate in Tarragona, Catalonia, founded by Massimo Marchiori and Antonella Gerosa, farming old vines of indigenous Catalan grape varieties with zero intervention, no sulphites, no filtration, no fining.