Vins Raventos Xarel-lo Vinya del Noguer 2023 October2023Reductions 700-square-foot facility just outside Chicago

700-square-foot facility just outside Chicago

making it an ideal aperitif or table Champagne

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but the wine wears Anderson Valley's wilder edge — a brush of pine

Vins Raventos Xarel-lo Vinya del Noguer 2023 October2023Reductions 700-square-foot facility just outside ChicagoXarello is the soul grape of Catalonia the structural heart of Cava and, increasingly, a serious still wine in its own right. Vins Ravents, the still wine label of one of Peneds's most storied families, sources this bottling from a single parcel called Vinya del Noguer. Farmed on the family estate, it's a chance to see what Xarello can do when it isn't bound for bubbles: textured, savory, mineral, and built for the table. A great introduction to a