Celler Credo Penedes Blanco 'Ambvivalent' 2019 Size:750ml Sylvain’s third of a hectare

Sylvain’s third of a hectare of selection-massale Chardonnay here was planted in 1950 by Albert

So often the so-called “orange wines” seem to stand alone

allowing the full effect of the soil to be felt on the palate

gravelly soils provide excellent drainage and promote vigorous acidity in its wines—a feature which nicely offsets its brooding black-cherry fruit and smoky intensity

Arising from a cooler microclimate than the “Arboreus”

Celler Credo Penedes Blanco 'Ambvivalent' 2019 Size:750ml Sylvain’s third of a hectareSourced from a single hectare of the rare red Xarello, a pink skinned genetic variant of the far more commonly encountered white Xarello, Ambvivalent is fermented on its skins for seven days, and it spends one year aging in previously used 300 liter oak casks. With fruit notably more luscious and supple than its white Xarello counterparts, Ambvivalent nonetheless cuts a racy figure, basting the palate with clingy salinity and driving to a super long,