Winery / Producer: Clos Pons (A cutting-edge winery focused on enhancing the high-altitude terroir of Les Garrigues, producing highly concentrated and elegant labels respected internationally).

Specific Origin: Finca Clos Pons, Albagés, Lleida, D.O. Costers del Segre, Catalonia, Spain.

Vintage: 2018 (A mature harvest of great balance and prolonged continental freshness, ideal for developing complex textures).

Varietal Composition: Unique blend of Garnacha Blanca and Albariño perfectly acclimatized to the inland climate.

Viticulture and Soils: Vineyards located over 500 meters above sea level on clay-loam soils with abundant limestone presence, under a rigorous continental climate with low rainfall.

Vinification and Aging: Rigorous selection of bunches. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks and partly in wood. Fine aging of approximately 4 months in French oak barrels on its own lees, providing volume and roundness before final stabilization.

Style: Age-worthy white wine with wood, complex, sumptuous, glyceric, mature, and floral-spicy.

Alcohol Content: 13.5% Vol. (Structured body with great integration).

Capacity: 750 ml bottle.

SKU: ESP-CLOSPONS-SISQUELLA-2018-750

Appearance: It boasts a beautiful and elegant straw yellow color with vivid and intense golden reflections and clean greenish hints. It presents a slow, dense, and markedly glyceric descent on the glass walls.

Nose: A highly complex, mature, and seductive bouquet. It unfolds clear notes of fleshy white fruit (ripe pear, baked apple) and stone fruit, followed by refreshing citrus touches and wild white flowers. In the background, elegant hints of toasted almond, subtle creamy vanilla notes, and an elegant calcareous mineral nuance are revealed.

Palate: The entry is broad, majestic, and full of volume. It completely envelops the palate thanks to its rich and unctuous character. The way in which candied fruit and fine pastry flavors integrate with a very lively citrus and vertical acidity provided by the Albariño is surprising, culminating in a long, dry, supremely aristocratic finish with subtle spicy undertones.

High-End Gastronomic Pairing: Possessing a remarkable structure, unctuousness, and a refined glyceric profile from oak, Sisquella 2018 is a white wine of significant gastronomic weight. It harmonizes celestially with fatty fish baked or grilled (turbot, wild sea bass, salmon loin with aromatic crust) and traditional seafood stews like zarzuela de pescado or bacalao al pil-pil. It is a sublime companion for creamy risottos, seafood paellas, and intense fideuás. It elegantly accompanies farm-raised white meats (roast chicken with herbs, pularda with dried fruits) and wild mushroom risottos. In Mexican cuisine, it expertly pairs with complex dishes such as chiles en nogada (where it balances the creaminess of the walnuts), grilled fish with fine dried chili marinades, garlic shrimp, and chicken breasts with mole blanco.

Suggested Moments:

• Corporate Business Lunches: Presenting a wood-aged white as exclusive and ingenious as Clos Pons demonstrates advanced and refined enological knowledge, ideal for impressing business partners at a gourmet table.
• Select Weekend Family Meal: Ideal for presiding over Sunday lunches alongside a grand Mediterranean paella, a premium seafood platter, or baked white meats, pleasing both classic and modern palates.
• High-End Enological Gift: A perfectly suited gift for oenophiles, sommeliers, or collectors of exclusive Catalan labels who appreciate structured white wines with aging potential.
• Sophisticated Summer Evenings: An absolute luxury to enjoy at the ideal temperature on an elegant terrace or garden, accompanied by semi-cured cheese boards (such as Manchego or Comté) as the sun sets.

What is the exact serving temperature recommended for Sisquella White Wine?

Given its great structure, rich body, and the subtle contribution of barrel aging from the 2018 vintage, this white wine should not be served excessively chilled. The ideal temperature is between 9°C and 11°C. If cooled too much in an ice bucket, its delicate notes of bakery, almonds, and baked white fruit will be aromatically blocked.

What does the use of Albariño contribute to an inland terroir like Clos Pons?

Albariño grown at over 500 meters in Albagés develops a unique profile. Being exposed to very cool nights, it maintains splendid natural acidity. In the Sisquella blend, it acts as a perfect counterpoint to the warm, structured, and dense character of Garnacha Blanca, injecting freshness and floral intensity.

Does this 2018 vintage white wine have the potential to continue evolving?

Yes, it has excellent aging potential. The splendid fruit concentration, the vineyard's altitude, and the great protective work on lees allow it to be at an extraordinary drinking moment, maintaining tremendous finesse in the bottle thanks to the nobility of its tertiary evolution.

Does the French oak aging dominate the fruity flavor of Sisquella?

No, not at all. The Clos Pons winemaking team performs a very respectful short aging of approximately 4 months. The fine-grained French oak only contributes volume, silkiness on the palate, and subtle touches of sweet vanilla and toast that complement and enhance the native fruit rather than masking it.