| Grape/Varietal : Subirat Parent | Color : White |
| Origin : Spain | Bottle Size : 75cl |
| Region : Tarragona | ABV : 9.6% |
| Vintage : 2020 | Natural Factor: No Added Sulphur, Biodynamic, |
*Available after 27th June 2022*
Wine Insight
Partida Creus is the project of two Italians now in residence in the Tarragona region of Catalonia, just south of Barcelona. The idea of the project was to work with historical, often overlooked local varietals that in many cases were not recognised by the D.O. of the area: Penedès. Massimo and Antonella strategically went about buying up small plots of abandoned vineyards dotted around the area where mostly unknown varietals such as Garrut, Vinyater, Samsó and Queixal de Llop grew.
They sought to revitalise the vines and work out the best expression for these old varetals, working without chemicals in the vineyard and without selected yeasts or any other additions in the cellar. They make an impressively dizzying number of different wines, all of which are unified by a very distinctive house style - raw, viceral and pungent reds, and salty, turbid, expressive whites. As a couple they have an insatiable energy which really comes through in the wine.
The variety here is Subirat Parent, a close relative of Malvasia that Partida Creus saved from extinction in the Penedes denomination of Catalunya. Highly aromatic wine, notes of lemon peel and pineapple flesh. The palate is bright and generous, fresh, mineral and just generally quite interesting.
Pairs Well With:
Cioppino Seafood Stew with Gremolata Toasts
Sounds Like:
Radiohead - Reckoner