VinoLoverNatural wines are here to stay. These wines are characterised by the fact that they are made with a minimum of intervention throughout the process, from harvesting to production in the cellar, where no sulphites are added, nor is clarification or filtration carried out during bottling. In this way, the aim is to reflect in the most authentic way possible the expressions of the grapes, the soils and the environment.
However, as with everything new, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start. Here we offer you a repertoire of ten natural wines that you should try, for those who want to start in this booming new niche. And, for those who already have experience in the field, we suggest that you include these bottles in your list of wines to be tasted.
1. Purulio Blanco 2018
This white wine with aging coming from Andalusia is from the Torcuato Huertas Tomás winery. It has an alcohol content of 13.0% and is ideally served at a temperature of between 6 and 8 degrees. In addition, it combines Sauvignon Blanc, Macabeo, Palomino, Chardonnay, Viognier, Albariño, Torrontés and Muscatel of Alexandria grape varieties.
Its elaboration is very special: It goes through a cold pellicular maceration for a week and then undergoes a spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts. Afterwards, it is partially aged for 12 months in 225 litre French oak barrels. Finally, the wine is bottled without clarification, filtering or added sulphites.
This is an ideal bottle to pair with stews and cooked dishes, perfect to enjoy at a dinner with friends.
2. Els Vinyerons Pregadéu Ancestral 2018
This ancestral and wild sparkling wine, from the winery Els Vinyerons Vins Naturals de Catalunya, is ideal to enjoy as an aperitif, with some good Iberian sausages. It has an alcoholic volume of 12.5% and should ideally be served at a temperature of between 6 and 8 degrees.
As for its elaboration, it consists of spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with native grapes of the Xarel-lo variety. Before disgorging, it undergoes an 18-month ageing process in the bottle.
3. El Pagès Content Orange 2019
This unaged white wine from the Celler La Salada winery in Catalonia has 12.0% alcohol and should be served at a temperature of between 4 and 6 degrees. It is ideal for a stew dinner and cooking with friends.
Its production consists of the maceration of skins for two weeks and the subsequent spontaneous alcoholic fermentation of the native Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Sumoll grapes. The bottling is done without clarification, without filtering and without added sulfites.
4. Jean Foillard Morgon 2018
This young, fruity and juicy red wine from the French winery Jean Foillard is perfect to enjoy at a dinner with friends or to combine with Iberian sausages. It has an alcoholic volume of 13.0% and should be served at a temperature of between 12 and 14 degrees.
Jean Foillard Morgon 2018 wine is made from a spontaneous carbonic maceration with native yeasts and the whole harvest without de-stemming. The bottling is done without any added sulphur.
5. Lovamor Albillo 2019
This is a white wine without aging, creamy and structured, from the Alfredo Maestro winery in Castile and Leon. Produced with Albillo grapes, it has an alcohol content of 12.0% and should be served at a temperature of between 8 and 10 degrees.
6. Al Tall Negre 2018
This is a young red wine from the Celler Tomàs Torres winery. Fruity and juicy, it is ideal for an aperitif, and combines perfectly with either rice dishes with meat or Iberian sausages.
This table wine has 13.0% alcohol and should be served at a temperature of between 14 and 16 degrees. It is made from a spontaneous alcoholic fermentation made from indigenous yeasts and is bottled without clarification, filtering or added sulphur.
7. Les Deux Terres Vin Nu Rouge 2018
This young, fragrant and light red wine from the Les Deux Terres winery comes from the Rhone Valley in France. It is made from spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts and Garnacha grapes. It has 13.5% alcoholic volume and should be served at a temperature of between 12 and 14 degrees. It does not go through any clarification or filtering process, nor does it have any added sulphites.
8. Clot de les Soleres Chardonnay 2018
This is a light and crisp non-crianza white wine from the Clot De Les Soleres winery in Catalonia. It is made from Chardonnay, has an alcohol content of 12.5% and should be served at an ideal temperature of between 8 and 10 degrees.
This table wine is ideal to enjoy with stews or cooked in a dinner with friends.
9. Andréa Calek A Toi Nous 2019
This young French red wine from the Andrea Cálek winery is fragrant and light, has a 12.0% alcohol content and is a perfect combination for both Iberian sausages and white meats.
It is made from an alcoholic fermentation of Syrah and Grenache grapes, with no added sulphites, nor is it clarified or filtered.
10. Clos Lentiscus Perill Noir Carinyena 2016
This red reserve wine from Fincas Aviñó in Spain, is fruity and creamy, has 12.5% alcohol and should be served at a temperature between 14 and 16 degrees. It is ideal to enjoy with red meat.
After undergoing a cold pellicular maceration for 15 days, it is subjected to alcoholic fermentation and a maceration of between 18 and 24 months in 1,000 litre oak casks and 500 litre amphorae.
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