Can Sumoi - Sumoll Garnatxa 2022

Can Sumoi is the new collaboration between Pepe Raventós and childhood friend Francesc Escala: The 400-hectare estate of Can Sumoi sits at six hundred meters of altitude in the Serra de l’Home range in the Penedès. Its 350-year-old farmhouse and stone walls accommodate thirty hectares of old Montonega, Xarel-lo and Sumoll vines; stands of oak and white pine shade the rest of the surface.

The vines are cultivated on limestone soils in certified-organic fashion and the resulting wines are produced without additives, stabilization or filtration (although no sulfur is added, trace amounts remain in the wines as natural fermentation by-product). They show low alcohol and refreshingly brisk acidity.

50% Sumoll, 50% Garnatxa, sourced from 20-50 year-old inves on poor clay-limestone soil at 600m altitude. Destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeast in tank with 15 days of maceration. Raised 12 months in tank—no oak, bottled with minimal sulfur.

"The 2022 Garnatxa Sumoll is sourced from Montmell in Penedès. Only 29% of the wine underwent barrel aging for nine months. This reductive red features undergrowth and blood orange aromas, along with hints of dried flowers and herbs. Dry and fairly rich on the palate, it has a glycerol mouthfeel that wraps up the tannins. The Garnatxa nicely buffers the rusticity of Sumoll.” - 93 Points, Vinous

Producer: Can Sumoi 

Country: Spain

Region: Catalunya

Varietal: Sumoll, Garnacha

Appellation: Penedes

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ml