Macabeo
Abeurador 2022
Mendall

Grape Variety: Macabeo

Producer: Mendall (Laureano Serres)

Region: Terra Alta, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain

Vegan friendly wine

Wild Scale: 4/5

14% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Macabeo grapes were hand harvested crushed before spending 4 days on the skins. Fermentation with indigenous yeast in stainless steel. Aged in tank for 1 year before bottling with no fining, filtration or added sulphur. 

This Wine: Natural skin contact wine made from old Macabeo vines situated over 400m above sea level. Quite powerful but with freshness provided by acidity and a hint of spritz. Concentrated lemon with saline and herbal elements. A true reflection of this dry, Mediterranean terroir. 

Notes on the Winemaker: Laureano Serres is a legendary Catalan winemaker based in the region of Tarragona, south of Barcelona. This is a dry and rugged region where he made a name for himself by producing rustic and honest wines under the Mendall name since 1999. The elevation in Terra Alta brings freshness and acidity to the wines and there is usually a sense of wildness to each bottle that reflects the terroir here perfectly. Laureano is also credited with being a founding member of the Brutal movement as well as starting the annual wine fair H2O Vegetal in Barcelona.