Recaredo: Celler Credo Capficat 2019

Weingut über: Celler Credo Capficat

-- Weingut: ‘Capficat’: a branch that’s buried –without being cut from the stump it grows from– and gives life to a new vine. The white wine Capficat comes from our family- owned vineyard Serral del Bosc – a mainly calcareous terrain characterised by a loamy soil texture (balanced mix of sands, silts and clays). All our vineyards are located in Alt Penedès county and have been grown according to the principles of organic, biodynamic agriculture. We let plant cover grow spontaneously between the vines. This cover plays a crucial role, loosening the soil, regulating water retention and drainage (essential in the dry farming system we practise), and helping to foster biodiversity and to maintain a balance in the vineyard ecosystem. Natural treatments of medicinal plants (phytotherapy) are applied to the vines in order to control the presence of fungus and strengthen the vine’s defences. All Celler Credo grapes are harvested by hand to ensure the excellent quality of the fruit. Capficat epitomizes purity and transparency. It contains no added sulphites, only those naturally produced by yeasts during the fermentation process (<8 mg/l). This wine reflects the quality of the grapes used and the work done in the vineyard. Must fermentation takes place in used oak barrels, and the wine is then left in the barrels for approximately one and a half months. Celler Credo’s wines ferment always on yeast from our vineyards. Capficat seeks to give the fullest possible expression to the terroir and may have completely natural sediments due to of our minimal intervention. All our wines are grown, produced and bottled on the property.