Grapes: Xarel-lo
Region: Penedes, Spain
Vintage: 2024
Viticulture: Biodynamic
Soils: Calcareous soils with alluvial pebbles
Yeasts: Native
Vinification: The grapes were harvested by hand, destemmed and direct pressed into 70% neutral 500L French oak barrels and 30% concrete tanks . The juice fermented and aged on fine lees for 8 months before being bottled without fining, filtration or added SO2.
Aging: 8 months in vessels, then 24 months in bottle
Fining or Filtering: None
Notes from the Importer: Anima Mundi is a side-project from Agustí Torello Roca, winemaker for his family’s estate winery AT Roca in the Alt Penedès region of Catalonia. Agustí’s goal for this project is to show the true expression of grape and place through keen observation of the land. Anima Mundi is a theory of Plato’s, translating to “the soul of the world.” Much in the way that the soul is connected to the body, Agustí sees wine as a way for us to connect with the Earth. For these wines, Agustí works without any additions or interventions in the winery, and uses clay anfora, concrete and used French oak barrels for fermentations and aging. All fruit for this project comes from their certified organic estate vineyards, as Agustí believes that lively wines can only come from lively soils.
