Enric Soler, Xarel-lo 'Espenyalluchs', 2024 Champagne Hure 091324 Marcel Richaud assembles fruit from

Marcel Richaud assembles fruit from multiple Cairanne lieux-dits: Les Sablières (sandy)

still-firm tannins

While approachable with decanting in its youth

it’s aromatized with a blend of traditional botanicals—wormwood

The result is beautifully racy and elegant

Enric Soler, Xarel-lo 'Espenyalluchs', 2024 Champagne Hure 091324 Marcel Richaud assembles fruit fromEnric Soler is Spain's most committed champion of Xarel lo Penedes's native white that he's spent two decades rescuing from anonymity in Cava blends. The former Spanish Sommelier Champion went all in on his grandfather's old vine inheritance in 2004 and now farms biodynamically across a handful of tiny plots. "Espenyalluchs" comes from a single hectare he planted in 2010 using massal selection cuttings from his flagship Vinya dels Taus bush vines on