- From the Clos del Serral, a coplantation of Xarel-lo and Bastard Negre dating to 1954
- Biodynamic viticulture and horse-plowing between rows
- Manual harvest and manual, grape by grape selection
- Aged for 100 months on the lees
- No dosage
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2012
Country:
Spain
Region:
Catalunya
Appellation:
Conca del Riu Anoia
Variety:
Xarel-lo
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-SER-40-12 | 3/750ml |
| Magnum | ES-SER-40-12M | 1/1500ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
95
Date
2024-02-28
".Old-vine Xarel-lo (with a touch of Bastard Negre) from the Serral hill, vinified in concreteegg. The 2012 shows terrific aromatic range, open and expressive with preserved orange peel,dry spices, fennel seeds and chestnut honey. The dried, briny pear and apple fruit is tiltedtowards a slightly more oxidative angle than the 2011, instantly open and expressive yetpulled tight with salty, stony lemon and toast. Intensity without power or weight here †it's the very best of what Xarel-lo can do."
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-09-30
"The extremely young and undeveloped 2012 Mas del Serral was produced with a field blend of Xarel.lo and Bastard Negre (Graciano) from the oldest vineyard on the family property (planted between 1950 and 1954). The wine has 12.5% alcohol and very low pH (2.96) and is incredibly subtle and delicate with inner strength and energy. It has incipient notes of fennel and aniseed, energetic and very much alive but in need of more time to unfurl more layers of aromas and gain weight in bottle. 2012 was a dry year, and the wine has a dry and stony palate. It also has high acidity through concentration of the juice and is mineral and austere, with no heat or fat. 2,440 bottles produced. This ages in bottle for at least 100 months."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2013
Decanter
Score
97
Date
2025-02-08
"Pepe Raventós' most personal sparkling – and de facto tête de cuvée – hailing from Clos del Serral, a north- and northwest-facing,1.71ha vineyard, planted in 1954 with Xarel.lo and Bastard Negre. Disgorged in May 2024, having spent 115 months on the lees. Outstanding detail and concentration with a muscular core of wet stone, lemon curd, quince and cherry pith. Long finish with lasting notes of toasted almonds, nectarine and preserved lemon. Biodynamic."
2013
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
96
Date
2025-02-27
"2013 is a top vintage of Mas del Serral, the celebration of old-vine Xarel-lo from the North-facing heart of the Serral hill on the Ravent¢s estate. It's explosively vivid, charry and intense, with apricot kernel, mandarin and nectarine aromas all subtly shifting before a palate of endless stony, sapid detail and subtle richness. It's quite open now in truth, tuned very slightly oxidatively perhspas, although there's certainly more interest to come. 2025-2032"
2013
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2024-05-16
"The sparkling white 2013 Mas del Serral was produced with the field blend of Xarel.lo and Bastard Negre from the Mas del Serral vineyard, 1.92 hectares, that was planted between 1950 and 1954. The wine has 12.5% alcohol, with a pH of 2.91 and 7.1 grams of acidity, bone dry (1.1 grams of sugar) as a Brut Nature. It fermented in concrete egg, where it matured with lees for nine months. It was put to referment with Champagne yeasts in bottle, where it matured for 100 months. It has a complex nose of gunpowder and dry fish, iron and iodine, characterful, different, with a strong personality. It's a great white wine that happens to have bubbles. It has the elegance of the sandy soils. It's velvety, with abundant, fine bubbles and bright acidity; and 2013 was a cooler and wetter year with a mild August, so the grapes were healthy and ripened slowly and thoroughly. 2,425 bottles and 400 magnums were produced. It was disgorged in February 2024."
2013
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2024-09-17
"The 2013 Mas del Serral is a fascinating and unique example of a long-aged sparkling wine from Penedès. Comprising 100% Xarel·lo from Conca del Riu Anoia, it spent ten years on the lees. This golden wine showcases lychee, tangerine and green apple marmalade, contrasted by a deep layer of hazelnut, brioche and toasted bread. Dry and full of chalky energy on the palate, the finely knit bubbles are vibrant and crunchy, leading to a long-lasting finish. The 2013 has aged beautifully, which is a testament to the winemaking here."
2011
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-10-12