Can Rafols dels Caus Gran Caus Blanco, Penedes, Spain

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They have a focus on this white blend, aiming to make it their flagship range for the whites and increase the volume. The 2021 Gran Caus Blanco is a blend of 50% Xarello, 30% Chenin Blanc and 20% Chardonnay that was fermented in stainless steel and bottled unoaked. It has the house style, moderate alcohol and ripeness, balance and freshness, reflecting the environment, with notes of Mediterranean herbs and a saline touch. 19,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2022.

The white blend 2017 Gran Caus Blanco is a blend of 50% Xarello, 30% Chenin Blanc and 20% Chardonnay that was fermented in stainless steel and bottled unoaked. The wine is kept in bottle for one to two years before it's released. There are some nutty aromas, hints of yeasts, Mediterranean herbs and fennel. The palate has pungent flavors, and it's round, integrated and finishes dry, with the characteristic saline note form the zone. 13,303 bottles were filled in March 2018.

A wine I hadn't seen for a while, the 2016 Gran Caus Blanco is always a pleasant and approachable white, perhaps not terribly complex but clean, consistent and with balance to age—all without the aid of any oak. It's a blend of 50% Xarello, 30% Chenin Blanc and 20% Chardonnay fermented in stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts. The nose is clean and fruit-driven with notes of apples and pears, not too showy but rather harmonious. There are some hints of development, a touch of honey in the flavors, perhaps from the Chenin. 15,600 bottles and 40 magnums were filled in March 2017.

The 2007 Gran Caus White is an unoaked blend of 50% Xarel-lo, 30% Chardonnay, and 20% Chenin Blanc. Light gold-colored, it reveals an enticing nose of crushed rock, earth notes, spring flowers, and assorted white fruits. Creamy, round, and vibrant on the palate, it has plenty of spicy fruit, lively acidity, and a lengthy finish. Drink this excellent value over the next 4 years. Carlos Esteva is the man behind the remarkable white wines that emerge from Can Rafols dels Caus. Importer: Steve Miles Selections, Denver, CO; tel. (303) 495-3811