Esteve i Gibert - 'La Vie en Rose' - Pétnat of Sumoll, Sumoll Blanc - Penedès, ES - 2020

Notes from the Winery/Importer

A mix of indigenous Sumoll Blanc and Sumoll Negre grapes are hand harvested then de-stemmed prior to native yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks. There is no sulfur added to this ultra small production Pet Nat Rosé (between 400-600 bottles). You get nice strawberry and raspberry flavors right off the bat, followed by some earthiness and nuttiness (the chestnut barrels once again doing their thing), but all made very easy to drink with soft, light bubbles. Bone dry. Delightful and fascinating.

Notes on the Producer

Esteve i Gibert Viticultores has been producing wine for eight generations on their farm in the sub-zone of Les Muntanyes d’Ordal. Their Masia, “Cal Panxa,” boasts over 100 years of winemaking history at 320m above sea level. From their vineyards, you see the entire town of Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, as well as the holy mountain of “Montserrat.” In 1976, Esteve i Gibert family stopped making wines with their own grapes and focused on selling their fruit to big wineries in Penedès. In 2009, the family changed course, Josep Esteve, his daughter Laura, and his son-in-law Albert Lopez reopened the cellar of Masia Cal Panxa and started making wine again. The smallest winery in the D.O. Penedès was born. Today, the family owns 19 hectares of vineyards that belong to the area of Massis (Massif) of L’Ordal. They practice organic and biodynamic farming and are proud to grow some of the oldest vines of indigenous grapes in the area, including Xarel.lo, Macabeo, Sumoll Blanc, and Sumoll Negre.