2024 Can Sumoi Ancestral Montónega, Catalonia, SpainABOUT THIS WINE This pt nat is made from Montnega, a high altitude biotype of Parellada, grown on limestone soils at 600 meters above sea level in the Serra de lHome range of Catalonia. Hand harvested and farmed biodynamically, the grapes are pressed gently and fermented with native yeasts. Bottled before fermentation completes, the wine captures its natural sparkle in the ancestral method, with no dosage, fining, or filtration. The result is a vivid

the other 25% is skin- macerated 14-40 days between 18-30C

with organic farming practices and minimal intervention in the cellar

All eight parcels were harvested the first week of September

This wine comes from 4 different growers I source

Winemakers from around the world have flocked to South Africa for its old vines

bright acidity

The Monthélie red is a handsome ruby colour

Individuality is the signature of Ziereisen

where the cool climate and limestone-rich soils impart a distinctive freshness and complexity to the wine

Olivier Leflaive in mutual agreement with his family

and minimal at bottling (12-15 PPM free SO2 for the early drinking cuvees

Fermented with native yeasts and aged in neutral foudres