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Suriol Penedès Mataro 2022 750ml
Suriol Penedès Mataro 2022 750ml
SPAIN : CATALONIA : PENEDÈS
CERTIFIED ORGANIC : Monastrell (Mataró)
LIGHT-MED-BODIED, DARK FRUIT, STRAWBERRY, VIOLET, NEUTRAL OAK
From the Suriol family's Castell de Grabuac estate in the Alt Penedès — a property the family has farmed since the 1600s, certified organic since 1996 — this is Monastrell as Catalonia understands it: light, chillable, and nothing like its dense counterparts from Jumilla. The Mataró plot was planted in 2008 on silt-loam soil, formerly a cherry orchard, which may explain the wine's surprisingly delicate character for the grape.
Eight days of skin maceration, spontaneous fermentation, then six months in 500-liter chestnut barrels — unfined, unfiltered, no added sulfur. Assís Suriol calls it "wild red wine, tamed by the chestnut tree casks and the bottle."
PAIRINGS :
| Lamb merguez | spice mirrors spice; the dark fruit cuts through the rich lamb fat |
| Mushroom risotto | earthy, umami-forward — violet and earth in the wine find a natural match |
| Charcuterie board | Monastrell's slight gaminess echoes cured meat; serve slightly chilled |
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