Esteve i Gibert - 'l'Oblit' - Sumoll - Penedès, ES - 2017

Notes from the Winery/Importer

Old vines of the indigenous Sumoll Negre (70+ years) are hand harvested, foot stomped and then fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. They then sit in the estate’s chestnut barrels for 7 months, followed by a couple years in bottle. This gives you a full-bodied wine that still remains fruity. A fine acidity with a nose of cherries, earth and forest fruits. With fresh acidity and elegant tannins, this wine goes well with a nice steak but also goes well on its own.

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.