Celler del Roure "Cullerot" Blanco - 2023

Name: Celler del Roure "Cullerot" Blanco
Brand: Celler del Roure
SKU: 35297
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 35297 750 mL

Cullerot, which means tadpole, is the white that Pablo Callatayud makes in the old cellar utilizing heirloom and indigenous varieties including Macabeo, Pedro Ximénez, Malvasía & Verdil. Vines were planted in clay and loam-based soils at 600m. The grapes, some 70 years old, are left whole cluster and pressed. Natural yeast fermentation begins in tank and later juice is transferred to amphora to finish fermentation.

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

Spain

Region

Valencia

Producer

Celler del Roure

Grape Variety

Macabeo

Malvasia

Pedro Ximenez

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Pablo Calatayud has been making wine only since 1995, but his inspiration and methods are centuries old. When he founded his winery near Valencia he discovered a cellar full of 17th century clay amphorae and decided to resurrect this ancient practice of aging. Calatayud's other passion is to use local, native grape varieties as much as possible. For his "Cullerot" (which means tadpole) he blends 30% Verdil, 30% Pedro Ximenez, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Macabeo from vines that range in age from 10 to 70 years old. He presses whole clusters, uses natural yeast, and then ages them in amphorae for 6 months. The wine is a study in contrasts. It's full of rich satiny fruit (ripe round pears and clementines) yet has a cool steely edge. He may use ancient methods but the wine feels so fresh and new.

- ALM

Glossary

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Blanco

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