Succés Vinícola

Catalonia
Spain
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Succés Vinícola

Catalonia
Spain
Spain
PRODUCER
Mariona Vendrell and Albert Canela
ESTABLISHED
2011
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
REGION
Catalonia
Spain
CITY / VILLAGE
CLIMATE
Mediterranean
ELEVATION
SIZE

About

Mariona Vendrell and Albert Canela fell in love studying winemaking in Tarragona and started Succés Vinícola in 2011 at the tender age of 20. They successfully introduced themselves to the world of Spanish wine with a still red wine made with Conca de Barberà’s favorite grape, trepat. Traditionally, the trepat grape was used in the region’s rosé cava and first vinified tinto only a decade ago. Albert’s uses his family’s vinous connections to source Succés’ fruit from older, organically farmed vineyards owned by local abuelos and continue to push the boundaries of what’s considered possible in the region with good farming and introspective winemaking.

Products

Trepat 'Cuca de Llum'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Trepat
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 20-47 year-old bush-trained Trepat, calcareous clay @ 400-500 m. A large, thin-skinned grape similar to Poulsard or Schiava, Trepat produces light-bodied, aromatic reds reminiscent of Jura reds. Spontaneous fermentation is stainless steel, 30 day skin contact, aged 5 months on the fine lees in stainless steel and bottled with the tiniest amount of SO2.

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Parellada 'Experiencia'

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Parellada
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 40-60 year-old bush trained Parellada grown in calcareous clay @ 500-700m. Succés Vinícola is among the first producers to make a still Parellada and is arguably the benchmark producer for the grape. raditionally one of the main grapes for Cava, Parellada is a late-ripening variety that likes high altitudes (it only thrives above 400m, and has as long a ripening/growing cycle as Riesling). 40% comes from one vineyard and is completely fermented on the skins for 20 days in steel. The other 60% comes from a second vineyard and is direct pressed then fermented in steel (spontaneous for both). Unfined, unfiltered, with zero SO2.

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TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon, Trepat
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Trepat from old vines. The vineyards of Trepat and Cabernet have clay and limestone soil. The Cabernet vineyard is 700 meters and the Trepat is between 400 and 450 meters. The Trepat and the Cabernet are cofermented in a stainless steel tank. The grapes ferment for approximately 20 days with the indigenous yeast. Low amounts of sulfites added. Fermentation is kept between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius. After 10 days of fermentation, the grapes are pressed and put back in tanks and undergo malolactic fermentation. The wine is then put into oak barrels for approximately three years depending on vintage. Approx annual production 300-350 cs.

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Trepat Rosado 'Patxanga'

TYPE
Still / Rosé
VARIETAL
Trepat
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 100% Trepat sourced from 40 year-old bush-trained vines grown calcareous clay @ 400-500 m. Hand-picked at low brix and sorted, then direct pressed into stainless steel. Spontaneous fermentation and ageing in steel with zero sulfur added.

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Old Vines Trepat 'El Mentider'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Trepat
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 100% Trepat. Composed of three vineyards totalling less than 4 ha. Old bush-trained vines between 80-119 years old Calcareous clay @ 400-500 Handpicked in small boxes. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Macerated for about 45 days. Malolactic spontaneously in barrels of 300-500 L. Aged in Burgundy barrels from 225L-600L capacity during about 9 months, depending on the vintage. Very low dose of sulphites. Mentider (Catalan for ‘liar’) is a monovarietal wine produced from Trepat, native to Conca de Barberà. This grape is characterized by low alcohol content, light body and color. Generally, it is used as base wine for rosé cava. When we saw the potential of this old- vine fruit, the opposite of the general definition, we decided to name it Mentider.

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Parellada El Pedregal

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Parellada
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. The Pedregal vineyard, all 0.2 ha of it, are some of the oldest vineyards of Parellada on Earth at over 60 years in age. The soil here is rocky, calcareous clay with large stones (think Chablis) kicking around on the surface. Altitude is 550 meters. Hand-harvested at cool temperatures, direct pressed, settled, and racked to stainless steel where spontaneous fermentation with no additions occurs. Ageing in stainless steel and bottled with no fining/filtering/additions. 50 cs produced.

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Trepat 'El Sola'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Trepat
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
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Trepat 'La Trompa'

TYPE
Still / Red
VARIETAL
Trepat
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 100% Trepat. 7-year-old vines on calcareous soils @ 530 meters. Destemmed and foot tread twice a day for 2-3 days in tank. Then whole berry pressed and spontaneous fermentation. Aged for 4 months and bottled without filtration. No SO2 added.

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Macabeu 'El Prat'

TYPE
Still / White
VARIETAL
Macabeo
FARMING PRACTICE
Organic
DETAILS

Organic. 100% Macabeu. One hectare, 55 year-old bush-trained plantation of Macabeu in Cabra del Camp, Albert Gutiérrez' ancestral village (his family has been there for over 800 years; he's a fifth-generation vinegrower). 500m elevation on clay soils, at a much higher elevation than much of the generic Macabeu that's grown for industrial Cava. This Macabeu is macerated on skins and whole clusters for three days, finishing fermentation in inox tank. It rests in tank for three-four months before bottling, then is kept in bottle to cohere for another two-three months before release. Unfined, unfiltered, zero SO2 added. A Conca de Barberà Macabeu with a mineral spine, extravagant spice aromas, and no sense of flabbiness or haziness.

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