“Ambvivalent”, Xarel·lo Vermell, Penedès Blanco

Sourced from a single hectare of the rare red Xarel·lo, a pink-skinned genetic variant of the far more commonly encountered white Xarel·lo, “Ambvivalent” is fermented on its skins for seven days, and it spends one year aging in previously used 300-liter oak casks. With fruit notably more luscious and supple than its white-Xarel·lo counterparts, “Ambvivalent” nonetheless cuts a racy figure, basting the palate with clingy salinity and driving to a super-long, clean finish of remarkable tension.