Huguet de Can Feixes Penedes Blanc 2023 TAGS and freshly cut grass aromatics

and freshly cut grass aromatics were a revelation — and they essentially defined what Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc meant

The nose shows classic apples and white stone fruit blossoms tinged with citrus

it shows remarkably bright red fruits and fresh acidity

like yeast extract or bread dough

Huguet de Can Feixes Penedes Blanc 2023 TAGS and freshly cut grass aromaticsFourteen hundred feet up in the Alt Penedes, where altitude and cool mountain nights keep the Catalan heat at bay, the Huguet family has farmed this estate long enough to split it into two brands: Can Feixes for the still wines, Huguet de Can Feixes for the sparkling. This is the still one, and it makes a strong case that Penedes shouldn't be an afterthought. It's a blend built on Parellada, Macabeo and Xarel lo, the classic Catalan trio, rounded out