The 'Meet Enric Soler' 4-pack
You’re probably not familiar with Spanish winemaker Enric Soler, and you may not know the story of Xarel-lo—the only grape Enric farms that has suddenly become the most important grape to watch in northeast Spain—but I cannot over-emphasize how badly you need to encounter his wines.
In the 1990’s, Enric Soler was a sommelier. After winning Spain’s national sommelier championship, he inherited his Catalan grandfather’s old vines of the Xarel-lo grape (it’s pronounced sort of like chah-rellow) and grew fascinated with its potential to make Iberia’s finest white wines. Proving the grape could be world-class became his new focus, and twenty years later there is a regional movement that aims to put Xarel-lo in league with top-tier Chenin and fine Burgundy Chardonnay. Enric—easily the most serious maker of Xarel-lo—has already achieved that goal, and any fan of those two elite categories will be thrilled to find a new name (and a new grape) of that caliber.
These are brilliant, age-worthy whites that will serve your summertime dinner table quite well.
The ‘Meet Enric Soler’ 4-pack $235:
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Improvisacio’, 2021 (two bottles)
Assembled from three small plots, this is fermented and aged in beautiful Stockinger barrels. Its subtle performance of lemon curd, yellow apple, salt and stone reminds that Enric’s wines require you to pay attention and revel in the experience.
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Espenyalluchs’, 2021
From a single, one-hectare plot, all cloned from the very best of his grandfather’s old vines. Intended as a pure, intense window to the grape in its finest form, it will appeal to lovers of high-level Chablis.
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Nun’, 2021
His grandfather’s original 1945 plantings made into something like a Meursault impersonation (and aged in Burgundy barrels), this shows red apple, peach, nutmeg, and salted cream. A spectacular showing that doesn’t really need the Burgundy comparison—it’s elite and special all on its own.
—SG
Orders placed this week for the ‘Meet Enric Soler’ 4-packs will be available for pickup starting Friday, August 2nd.
You’re probably not familiar with Spanish winemaker Enric Soler, and you may not know the story of Xarel-lo—the only grape Enric farms that has suddenly become the most important grape to watch in northeast Spain—but I cannot over-emphasize how badly you need to encounter his wines.
In the 1990’s, Enric Soler was a sommelier. After winning Spain’s national sommelier championship, he inherited his Catalan grandfather’s old vines of the Xarel-lo grape (it’s pronounced sort of like chah-rellow) and grew fascinated with its potential to make Iberia’s finest white wines. Proving the grape could be world-class became his new focus, and twenty years later there is a regional movement that aims to put Xarel-lo in league with top-tier Chenin and fine Burgundy Chardonnay. Enric—easily the most serious maker of Xarel-lo—has already achieved that goal, and any fan of those two elite categories will be thrilled to find a new name (and a new grape) of that caliber.
These are brilliant, age-worthy whites that will serve your summertime dinner table quite well.
The ‘Meet Enric Soler’ 4-pack $235:
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Improvisacio’, 2021 (two bottles)
Assembled from three small plots, this is fermented and aged in beautiful Stockinger barrels. Its subtle performance of lemon curd, yellow apple, salt and stone reminds that Enric’s wines require you to pay attention and revel in the experience.
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Espenyalluchs’, 2021
From a single, one-hectare plot, all cloned from the very best of his grandfather’s old vines. Intended as a pure, intense window to the grape in its finest form, it will appeal to lovers of high-level Chablis.
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Nun’, 2021
His grandfather’s original 1945 plantings made into something like a Meursault impersonation (and aged in Burgundy barrels), this shows red apple, peach, nutmeg, and salted cream. A spectacular showing that doesn’t really need the Burgundy comparison—it’s elite and special all on its own.
—SG
Orders placed this week for the ‘Meet Enric Soler’ 4-packs will be available for pickup starting Friday, August 2nd.
You’re probably not familiar with Spanish winemaker Enric Soler, and you may not know the story of Xarel-lo—the only grape Enric farms that has suddenly become the most important grape to watch in northeast Spain—but I cannot over-emphasize how badly you need to encounter his wines.
In the 1990’s, Enric Soler was a sommelier. After winning Spain’s national sommelier championship, he inherited his Catalan grandfather’s old vines of the Xarel-lo grape (it’s pronounced sort of like chah-rellow) and grew fascinated with its potential to make Iberia’s finest white wines. Proving the grape could be world-class became his new focus, and twenty years later there is a regional movement that aims to put Xarel-lo in league with top-tier Chenin and fine Burgundy Chardonnay. Enric—easily the most serious maker of Xarel-lo—has already achieved that goal, and any fan of those two elite categories will be thrilled to find a new name (and a new grape) of that caliber.
These are brilliant, age-worthy whites that will serve your summertime dinner table quite well.
The ‘Meet Enric Soler’ 4-pack $235:
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Improvisacio’, 2021 (two bottles)
Assembled from three small plots, this is fermented and aged in beautiful Stockinger barrels. Its subtle performance of lemon curd, yellow apple, salt and stone reminds that Enric’s wines require you to pay attention and revel in the experience.
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Espenyalluchs’, 2021
From a single, one-hectare plot, all cloned from the very best of his grandfather’s old vines. Intended as a pure, intense window to the grape in its finest form, it will appeal to lovers of high-level Chablis.
Xarel-lo, Enric Soler, ‘Nun’, 2021
His grandfather’s original 1945 plantings made into something like a Meursault impersonation (and aged in Burgundy barrels), this shows red apple, peach, nutmeg, and salted cream. A spectacular showing that doesn’t really need the Burgundy comparison—it’s elite and special all on its own.
—SG