Briny, prickly, textured Catalan white. Mainly Spanish staple Macabeo with an aromatic lift of Moscatel. Raised in amphora, it has a lovely fine-grained mouthfeel. Find out more.
About the Wine
A bright, prickly pet-nat which sings of the Mediterranean sunshine. Balancing notes of quince, apricots and peach with almonds and and a savoury lick of sea salt minerality. To us, Jordis wines always epitomise the essence of Catalan style with savoury nuttiness and texture sitting nicely beside ripe fruit and zest. Jordis vines sit at about 600m altitude, giving grapes a cooling rest at night. This cool break in an otherwise hot climate ensures the grapes develop steadily, the resulting wines are are held together with balance and acidity.
Ancestral de la Cristina is made using 100% Macabeo, the grapes are foot crushed and given a short maceration, lending the wine a slight grip. The wine completes fermentation in bottle á la Ancestral method (aka pet-nat). Made with no additions, this is as pure a reflection of Conca de Barberà as it gets. A wine which instantly transports us to Catalonian sunshine.
About Jordi Llorens
Jordi Llorens is one of the exciting new wave of Catalan producers we discovered through heady nights spent at the wine bars of Barcelona. He took over the reins of his family estate in the Conca de Barberà, a high altitude region to the west of the city, in 2008 and has been making notable wine using a host of both local and international varietals since.
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