{"title":"Clos Lentiscus","description":"\u003cp\u003eManel Avino is known to the natural wine world as the Bubble Man, and one taste of his bottle-fermented sparklings explains why. From an ancient family estate above the Mediterranean, he and his daughter Nuria coax grower-Champagne-level precision from Catalan grapes that most of Spain had nearly forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate began life as Can Ramon, a farm whose oldest vineyards were planted in the 14th century. Manel Avino represents the tenth generation to work the land. In 2001 he and his daughter Nuria relaunched the project under the name Clos Lentiscus, set on recovering the brilliance the property once held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/clos-lentiscus\"\u003eClos Lentiscus producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nuria-cartoixa-vermell-clos-lentiscus-catalunya-spain-natural-wine","title":"Clos Lentiscus Cartoixa' Vermell 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eCartoixa Vermell is the Catalan name for Pansa Rosada, a red-skinned somatic mutation of Xarello indigenous to Penedes. The grapes for this wine come from Vinya Martina, a single parcel planted in 1976 on calcareous sandy soils at the Can Ramon estate in Sant Pere de Ribes, within the Garraf Natural Park. At 740 feet elevation with the Garraf Mountains to the northeast and the Mediterranean to the south, the vines are dry-farmed and hand harvested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is made using the ancestral method: grapes are direct-pressed, cold-settled for 36 hours, then fermented spontaneously in 55-liter glass demijohns with native yeasts. Fermentation finishes in the bottle, where the wine ages on its fine lees for a minimum of 12 months before manual disgorgement. No fining, no filtration, and zero added sulfites — total SO2 is 10 mg\/L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe resulting wine pours a pale salmon-gold with fine, persistent bubbles. Pansa Rosada's low tannin content means the pink skin pigment contributes color without grip, keeping the wine light and refreshing. Expect aromas of grapefruit, white peach, pear, and a touch of flint from the calcareous soils, with a crisp, saline finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManel Avino farms all 22 hectares of estate vineyards biodynamically, following the lunar calendar for all vineyard and cellar work. He stopped adding sulfites after his wife was diagnosed with stomach cancer. The estate has been in the Avino family since the 14th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clos Lentiscus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13286794985527,"sku":"NURIACART16C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/nuria-cartoixa-vermell-clos-lentiscus-catalunya-spain-natural-wine_d10f69ad-bcc4-4f03-9adf-6a56eba49c6b.jpg?v=1780660180"},{"product_id":"muscat-of-alexandria-nuria-clos-lentiscus-catalunya-spain-natural-wine","title":"Clos Lentiscus Muscat of Alexandria 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Núria is a sparkling white wine made from 100% Muscat of Alexandria grown at the Clos Lentiscus estate in Sant Pere de Ribes, within the Garraf subzone of Penedès DO. The vines sit at roughly 225 meters above sea level on shallow, calcareous sandy soils studded with marine fossils, facing south toward the Mediterranean Sea. The wine is named after Núria Aviñó, daughter of Manel Aviñó, who works the estate alongside him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter direct pressing, the first fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in 55-litre demijohns. The wine then undergoes a second fermentation in bottle, triggered using a starter made from honey sourced from the estate's own beehives combined with reserved grape must. The wine ages on fine lees for 24 months before manual disgorging. Residual sugar is under 2 g\/L, placing this firmly in the brut\/extra-brut range despite Muscat's inherently aromatic character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo sulfites are added at any stage; total SO2 is 10 mg\/L. The wine is unfined and unfiltered. The estate is certified organic by CCPAE and practices biodynamic farming including lunar-cycle scheduling for pruning, harvesting, and bottling. No pesticides or herbicides are used. The vineyard is plowed with a horse named Ringo, and sheep graze the estate to manage weeds naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuscat of Alexandria produces aromatic wines dominated by orange blossom, lychee, apricot, and fresh grape character. In this bone-dry, low-sulfite sparkling format, those aromatics stay lifted and precise, kept in check by the extended lees contact and the natural acidity of the Garraf terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clos Lentiscus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13292205998135,"sku":"NURIAMOSC16C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/muscat-of-alexandria-nuria-clos-lentiscus-catalunya-spain-natural-wine_fb38f411-0080-451f-aa95-296697918836.jpg?v=1780660335"},{"product_id":"litrona-sumoll-clos-lentiscus-natural-wine","title":"Clos Lentiscus Litrona Sumoll 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eClos Lentiscus sits at 740 feet (225m) in Sant Pere de Ribes, within the Garraf sub-zone of Penedes DO, Catalunya. The estate, known as Can Ramon, has operated since the 14th century. The Sumoll vines used for this wine were planted in 1939 on calcareous sand soils with shallow topsoil containing marine fossils, within a 10-hectare block of estate vineyards. The farm is certified organic by CCPAE and biodynamic by Demeter. Plowing is done with a horse named Ringo; sheep graze to control weeds; lunar cycles govern all vineyard operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes were hand-harvested and macerated on the skins with whole clusters for 15 days. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts took place in old oak foudres and clay amphorae. The wine stayed in those vessels for approximately 1.5 years after harvest, was then blended and bottled as a 1-liter format, unfined, unfiltered, with zero added sulfites. Manel Aviño eliminated sulfur from all his wines entirely after his wife was diagnosed with stomach cancer and could not tolerate them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSumoll is a rare indigenous Catalan red grape that once covered more ground in Catalonia than Garnacha. After near-extinction following phylloxera and the post-EU shift toward international varieties, only scattered plantings remain. The variety is drought-resistant, low-yielding, and known for high acidity, pale-to-medium color, and aromas of tart red fruit, earth, and scrub herbs. The Litrona format (1 liter) is central to Clos Lentiscus's low-intervention project for this wine. Only 500 cases were produced for this vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe lightly chilled at 55-60F. No decant needed. Drink now through 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clos Lentiscus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40127721439431,"sku":"LENTLITR19C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/litrona-sumoll-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186115"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/clos-lentiscus.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}