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La Salada (Toni Carbo)

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vino de Mesa

Variety

70% Xarel.lo
30% Sumoll

Viticulture

Soil type

Sumoll vineyard: stony and sandy Xarel-lo vineyard: calcareous clay

Vine age2012 (Sumoll), 2006 (Xarel-lo)

Vinification

70% of each Xarel-lo macerates with skins and stems, while the other 30% macerates only with the skins. 70% of Sumoll is crushed by foot. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts.

Elevage7 months in stainless steel tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfiltered / No Added Sulfites

More about
the producer

La Salada (Toni Carbo)

Founded in 2012

28 hectares

In addition to his work at Mas Candí, Toni Carbo established his own project, La Salada, back in 2012 (the first vintage of his wines). A fourth-generation vigneron, Toni took over his family’s vineyards just over a decade ago and began farming them organically. Around this same time (2009-2012), he also became captivated by natural wines, particularly due to their innate vibrancy and energy.

Toni’s family comes from Parellada village, located about 40 kilometers west of Barcelona. His great-grandfather lived in a farmhouse called La Salada, where he fervently worked the land. Toni’s grandfather, also called Toni Carbo, grew up in this same farmhouse, where he worked hard, saved money, and was finally able to purchase land of his own. However, when it came to purchasing l...

Red Wine

Vino de Mesa

70% Xarel.lo30% Sumoll

Sumoll vineyard: stony and sandy Xarel-lo vineyard: calcareous clay

70% of each Xarel-lo macerates with skins and stems, while the other 30% macerates only with the skins. 70% of Sumoll is crushed by foot. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts.

70% Xarel.lo
30% Sumoll