Wines
Penedès
Cellar Pardas Rupestris Blanco
Cellar Pardas Sus Scrofa Tinto
Cellar Pardas Blau Cru
Summary
Celler Pardas is part of the new generation of producers in Catalunya focusing on terroir and indigenous grapes such as xarel-lo, macabeo and sumoll. The project began in 1996 when local winegrowers Ramón Parera and Jordi Arnan bought the Can Comas estate in Alt Penedès. The medieval farmhouse was surrounded by 60 hectares of forest, pasture, and scrub land cut through by the Bitlles River. They began clearing land and planting cuttings shortly after.
Vineyards are scattered across three main sites with varied soil profiles, ranging from rocky clay and limestone terraces to deep alluvial soils. Focused on preserving the balance and health of the land, they farm organically without irrigation, and aim to work in partnership with nature.
The wines can be divided into three categories: whites are based on xarel.lo; sumoll is the star of the reds, the freshness and long ripening cycle perfectly suits the area in an age of global warming; and they also make some reds with international varietals. It took a bit of time to produce wines they were happy to put their name on, and the first estate wines to be released were from 2004 vintage.
