Albet i Noya Nosodos 2015 Xarel-lo, Penedes, Spain

Perfectly healthy selected grapes and meticulous winemaking, has produced a great and authentic wine with no sulphur at all added, (Sodos in Catalan relates to sulphur, so Nosodos means 'no sulphur'!).

This dry white wine is made from 90% Xarello and 10% Chardonnay, this dry and clean white has lovely melon and citrus qualities with a big thread of Penedès minerality thoughout.

Food Match: Chilled starters, balsamic salads, plaice  

Wine facts:

• organic, no added sulphites, biodynamic, vegan, sugar free, gluten free
• grapes: Xarel-lo, Chardonnay
• sugar: 0 added sugar, residual sugar <0.5 g
• sulphites: 0 added sulphites, naturally occurring sulphites <10 mg
• ABV 14%   

Read more about no sulphites added wine labelling here (short read). Find out more about differences between organic, vegan and natural wines here (long read).

A young Penedés wine, fresh and expressive. It comes from a small vineyard planted over 12 years ago in one of the most interesting areas in Costers d'Ordal. The estate is made up of three terraces at 400m above sea level with extremely calcareous soil that brings out the best in the Xarel.lo variety, offering freshness and a great concentration of white and citric fruit aromas.

The non-addition of any sulphites at any time during the elaboration process means that the vineyard selection must be meticulous and, therefore, manual grape harvesting and picking is essential. Then in the cellar, first the must and then the wine will be kept in totally hygienic and aseptic conditions, protecting it at all times from inert gases, avoiding contact with the air to impede irreversible oxidation and achieve the most natural expression that can be achieved with a wine made from Xarel.lo from our lands in Costers d'Ordal. Fermented using indigenous yeasts.

Dry white wine without added sulphites

If you want to know more about benefits of sulphite-free wines, have a look at our blog here.