Biodynamic. 57% Xarel·lo, 25% Macabeu, 17% Parellada, 1% Monastrell. Aged for 39 months on lees, Terrers is made from fruit grown in Recaredo’s own vineyards, all rooted in the calcareous soils of the Alt Penedès region. Each year, the blend can include fruit from as many as 65 small parcels drawn from Recaredo’s vines in Serral del Roure, Serral del Vell, Pedra Blanca, Marçaneta and the elevated Montpedrós vineyard at 455 metres. The base wines for Terrers are raised in tank, giving a super bright and fluid wine with textured stone fruit and bursts of citrus alongside an elegant palate marked by notes of herb and spice and creamy, textured lees-aging notes.
Critic Reviews
93 POINTS
Mike Bennie - The Wine Front
“We are a family company, my grandfather began in 1924”, explains vigneron Ton Mata, “we like the wines to show everything as it is, not trying to correct, just as it is – every vintage like it was. So we need to cultivate in a particular, high quality way, while making vin nature”. The focus is on indigeneous grapes, now (since 2014) alongside this approach. Xarel-lo is the appropriate hero, therefore, accounting for 60% of the plantings. Cava of a grand cru nature from Penedes. This is produced from various vineyard sites, all grown and owned by Recaredo. It is mainly xarel-lo, though interestingly a splash of monastrell is applied (and allegedly more of that is happening of late in more recent wines).
MB: Mouth-filling yet so clean and bright, layers of sea spray, dried apple, strong general minerality, touches of cinnamon toast with lime and pink grapefruit brightening. Quite delicate and understated but comes with an authority of texture and drive. Subtle but frisky bubbles. Very pure feeling too. And delicious. Wildly drinkable; fine expression. 93 points
KS: It’s quiet to start. Flint and roasted cashews, crushed white flowers, a hint of pink fruit. Then comes the creaminess and licks of smoke—grilled peach with pastry weight but it’s all very fine mousse lifting the whole flavour profile. It’s pleasantly bitter with a touch of warmth, a cinnamon dust tingle to the very close of things. Yummy. 93 points
92 POINTS
Tim Atkin MW
“Terrers is a vivid, expressive and instantly-gratifying blend with its sweet herb, light orange peel and crusty sourdough bread, bright-toned but far from simple as it opens with fleshier yellow apple and blossom notes. There's a welcome, measured dose of Catalan punchiness in the blend, but the overall impression is one of completeness and finesse.” 92 points, Tom Hewson, Catalunya Sparkling Wine Report (Tim Atkin MW)
92 POINTS
Decanter
Pale lemon colour with fresh green apple and white flower aromas. Clean fruit, refreshing acidity, elegant style with russet apple, lemon zest, nutmeg, creamy texture, and delicate smoke. Long, intense finish.
Judges: Christine Parkinson, Sarah Jane Evans MW, Valentin Radosav
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Tasting Notes
Biodynamic. 57% Xarel·lo, 25% Macabeu, 17% Parellada, 1% Monastrell. Aged for 39 months on lees, Terrers is made from fruit grown in Recaredo’s own vineyards, all rooted in the calcareous soils of the Alt Penedès region. Each year, the blend can include fruit from as many as 65 small parcels drawn from Recaredo’s vines in Serral del Roure, Serral del Vell, Pedra Blanca, Marçaneta and the elevated Montpedrós vineyard at 455 metres. The base wines for Terrers are raised in tank, giving a super bright and fluid wine with textured stone fruit and bursts of citrus alongside an elegant palate marked by notes of herb and spice and creamy, textured lees-aging notes.
