At a Glance

  • Name: Pi Vell means 'Old Pine Tree' in Catalan, in reference to an ancient pine tree in the vineyard
  • Size: 0.9 ha (2.22 ac)
  • Variety: Macabeu
  • Vine Age: Planted in 1947
  • Terroir: Lieu-dit Taychouneres, an isolated difficult to access vineyard at 260 meters' altitude, on schists
  • Viticulture: Organic (certified, practicing since 2008) and biodynamic (certified, practicing since 2011)
  • Winemaking: Whole-cluster pressing. Settling without cooling. Ambient yeast fermentation with no sulfur additions, in barrels, mostly used. Tends to complete its malolactic fermentation. No fining. Light filtration. Total sulfur at bottling 40 to 60 ppm, though it is not all added because the yeasts in the terroir produce a substantial amount on their own during fermentation.