2021 Celler La Salada El Pages Content Orange, Penedes, Spain Cidrerie du Vulcain Red Mountain

Red Mountain

power and finesse

9 hectares worth of a local obscurity called Malvasia de Sitges—a variety of unknown origin that was nearly decimated by phylloxera in the late 19th century

• Wine ages in bottle 4 months before release

The illustration on the bottle captures the Hakushu distillery in soft hues of verdant green

2021 Celler La Salada El Pages Content Orange, Penedes, Spain Cidrerie du Vulcain Red MountainBiodynamic. 85% Macabeu, 10% Xarel. lo, 5% Sumoll. Two weeks worth of whole cluster fermentation and maceration; afterward, pressed off to finish fermentation inside a cairons, a large, old school Catalan underground fermenter lined with tile, used by previous generations of La Salada family and recovered in 2018. Aged for six months in stainless steel tanks afterward.