Can Sumoi Xarel-lo 2023

Can Sumoi is the high altitude and low intervention project from Pepe Raventós of the celebrated Raventós i Blanc winery. Can Sumoi focuses entirely on still wine and mono-varietal ancestral method sparklers made from indigenous, mountaintop varieties. The stunning 400-hectare estate of Can Sumoi sits at over six hundred meters of altitude in the Serra de l’Home mountain range in Spain’s northeastern Penedès region. Its 350-year-old farmhouse and stone walls encompass thirty hectares of old-vine Montonega, Xarel-lo, Garnatxa (Blanco and Negre) and Sumoll vines while forests of oak and white pine shade the rest of the property. The vines are cultivated on limestone soils in certified-organic fashion and the resulting wines are produced without additives, stabilization or filtration, alongside minimal or zero additions of sulfur. The wines are tantalizing, low alcohol, refreshing lenses into thoughtful and purposeful coastal/mountain viticulture. The current lineup includes a crisp Xarel-lo, a mineral rosado and a food-flexible red blend of Garnatxa and Sumoll, accompanied by an ancestral-method sparkler made from the rare and local Montònega varietal. All wines are certified organic (CCPAE).100% Xarel-lo • sourced from 45-85 year-old vines on poor clay-limestone soil at 400m altitude • Fermented with indigenous yeasts in 20% concrete and 80% tank • aged four months on the lees • minimal sulfur at bottling (< 30mg/L) • Certified Organic (CCPAE)