Celler del Roure Cullerot 2024

Celler del Roure Cullerot

Region: Valencia, Spain

Vintage: 2024

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Verdil, Merseguera, Malvasia, Macabeo, PX and Chardonnay

ABV: 12%

This wine is beautifully balanced and fresh, with a lovely texture. On the nose, there are delicate flavours of green apple and citrus.The Verdil grapes add flavours of tangerine, whereas the Pedro Ximenez adds a touch of sweet spice. A deliciously freshing and aromatic wine.

This wine is blend of estate-grown fruit and fruit purchased from seven local growers. The Celler del Roure estate in Les Alcusses comprises of 19 hectares of vineyards, planted at 600 metres above sea level. The grapes sourced from growers are located in the Terres dels Alforins area, planted between 550-700 metres above sea level. Grapes are grown on clay and sandy loam soils, and are aged between 21 and 41 years old .

The grapes were hand picked into 15kg crates, and completely destemmed. Maceration took place for approximately four hours, with some variation depending on the grape variety. Fermentation started in stainless steel tanks, and was finished in clay amphorae. The wine was then aged a further six months in 2,500 litre clay amphorae before being released. `Cullerot` is Valencian for `tadpole`.

Celler del Roure founder Pablo Calatayud is part of a new generation of Spanish winegrowers championing traditional methods and forgotten regions. He is a proud member of the ‘Futuro Viñador’, a pioneering group of producers including Telmo Rodríguez, Pepe Raventós and José Maria Vicente. Together they are transforming the Spanish wine scene, using Spain’s treasure trove of old vines and indigenous varieties to produce modern expressions of variety and site.