A blend of Xarel-lo, Macabeu and Parellada.
The 2017 vintage blend is 40% Xarel-lo, 30% Macabeo, 30% Parellada.
The Lloparts were one of 9 families in the area spearheading the establishment of the new Corpinnat DO. This group of artisanal producers, whose wines formerly were in the DO of Cava, felt that Cava had become synonymous with inexpensive sparkling wine. Cava has become so popular that the DO includes both large-scale and smaller producers - some outside of Penedès - that together make over 250 million bottles per year. There was nothing in the official wine rules that distinguishes the inexpensive Cava's from the higher quality, special occasion-worthy sparkling wines.
It is under the Corpinnat name, which can be loosely translated to “the heart of Penedès” that the best producers found a new home. Wines in this DO must be made from a minimum of 90% indigenous varietals and all must be organically grown and hand-harvested. Grapes must be vinified on the winery property and must be aged for a minimum of 18 months before being released into the market.
The vineyards are farmed organically (certified) and without irrigation. The vineyards are primarily head-trained bush vines while younger plantings are on high density trellises. Following the laws established by CORPINNAT, irrigation is used (with max 8 T/Ha. yields) to establish young vines but older vineyards are dry farmed. All of the vineyards are cared for manually without mechanization. Plowing in the oldest vineyards is done by horse.
The Llopart family was first granted this estate in 1385, when primary source documentation records Bernardus Leopardi receiving a land grant that was already planted to grape vines. Production of sparkling wine began in 1887 and Llopart was consolidated into a fine winemaking house in the mid-20th century by Pere Llopart i Vilaros. This makes Llopart the longest continuously run family owned sparkling wine house in Spain. The family owns a 500Ha. mountain estate, of which 20% is planted to vineyards. In 2017, Llopart left the DO Cava to establish CORPINNAT as one of the six original founding growers with the goal of premiumizing the image of fine Spanish sparkling wines internationally
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