Blanc Fugitiu 2021 | Bodegas Clandestina

100% Xarel·lo from the Serral vineyard (51 years old).

The Fugitu (fugitive in Catalan) vineyard experiences a thermic inversion from day to night that results in cool breezes during the morning, producing wines with very lively acidity. 

The grapes were de-stemmed by hand, and then ferment began in stainless steel tanks with the skins still present - 3 weeks gentle maceration without much extraction. Racked off the skins to another tank, and then after malo, racked to 500L barrels, where it aged for 3 months. Zero added sulfites.

About the Domaine:

Ferran Lacruz farms 8 hectares of vines in Catalonia, in the small village of Sant Marti Sarroca, in the heart of the Penedès wine region. Ferran started this project with his first vintage of 2018. He works completely outside of any appellation, farms the grapes organically, and is not adding anything to any of the wines. All the grapes are hand-harvested, and nothing is filtered or fined. Ferran grew up in this part of Catalonia, and since being a small child was seduced by the landscape, natural beauty, and the important of wine producing in the culture. He studied tourism in college, which left him feeling unfulfilled. So, with a friend, he began to embark on the journey of becoming a winemaker, looking to produce clean natural wines that express his homeland with honesty.