# Jordi Llorens Blan 5.7 (2022)

- **Producer:** Celler Jordi Llorens
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Parellada, Macabeu
- **Region:** Catalonia, Spain
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 10.0%
- **Average price:** €22
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** peach, lemon, orange, ginger, herbaceous, fennel, biscuit

## About this wine

Celler Jordi Llorens is located in Blancafort, within Catalonia's Conca de Barberà region. Winemaker Jordi Llorens represents the eighth generation of a family that has cultivated grapes, olives, and almonds on the estate since 1779. A geologist by training, Jordi returned in 2008 to take over the family vineyards, focusing on high-altitude sites planted on limestone, carbonated shale, and calcified sandstone cobbles. The cuvée name 'Blan 5.7' combines 'Blan' (Catalan for white) with the specific blending ratio of five parts Macabeu to seven parts Parellada.

## Interesting facts

- The name 'Blan 5.7' reflects its blend ratio: 5 parts Macabeu to 7 parts Parellada.
- Winemaker Jordi Llorens is a geologist whose family has farmed Blancafort since 1779.
- Vinified in subterranean clay amphorae historically used by the family for olive oil storage.

## Food pairing

The combination of vibrant high-altitude acidity, moderate skin-maceration grip, and light body makes this wine exceptional alongside light noodle dishes, grilled fish, cured seafood, and roasted Mediterranean vegetables.

## Wine making process

Hand-harvested from vines planted in 1990 at an elevation of 420 meters. The wine undergoes six days of skin-contact maceration following traditional Catalan 'brisat' techniques. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts in subterranean terracotta amphorae. The wine ages over winter for six months in buried amphorae on fine lees before being bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfur dioxide.