Xarel lo
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Xarel lo is a white wine from Catalonia . Their main growing area is there in the DO Penedès . It is widely used in the DO Alella under the name Pansa Blanca . Other areas worth mentioning are in Aragon and the Balearic Islands . Xarel lo is cultivated on a total of 9800 ha (1999). In the DO Alella there is also a red variant with the name Pansa Rosado or Pansa Vermella . In Catalonia, it is used with the two varieties Parellada and Macabeo as the basis for the sparkling wine Cava .
The grape variety ripens early and has a predominantly vegetal aroma similar to white cabbage. The wines show a lot of body and a good acid structure , but also a rustic character. Since the 1990s, more and more varietal white wines have been made from it . These are characterized by their golden yellow color and fullness. Wines from Xarel lo are also suitable for aging in barriques .
There is a presumption that Xarel lo is identical to Avesso from the northern Portuguese wine-growing region Vinho Verde . This also applies to the grape variety Doradillo , which is used in Australia and South Africa as a synonym for Jaén Blanco . It probably comes from Spain, but is no longer grown there under this name. From Doradillo are mainly table wines and base wines for distillation produced.
Synonyms
Xarel lo is also known under the names Cartoixa, Cartuja, Cartuxa, Jaén Blanco, Moll, Pansa, Pansa Blanca, Pansal, Pansalat, Pansalet, Pansar, Pensal, Prensa Branco, Vinate, Vinyater, Xarell-Lo, Xarello and Xarelo Blanco .
Web links
- Xarel lo in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .