# Nuria Renom Free Blanc (NV)

- **Producer:** Nuria Renom
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Macabeo, Parellada
- **Region:** Catalonia, Spain
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 11.0%
- **Average price:** €17
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** lemon, grapefruit, apple, peach, herbaceous, bread

## About this wine

Nuria Renom, former head sommelier at Barcelona's renowned natural wine hub Bar Brutal, crafts low-intervention wines in Catalunya, Spain. In partnership with Arola Tous-Galí, she farms parcels at the Can Barceló estate in Alt Penedès. Free Blanc represents her commitment to energetic, unmanipulated wines that showcase high-elevation Mediterranean terroirs.

## Interesting facts

- Producer Nuria Renom formerly worked as the head sommelier at Bar Brutal in Barcelona.
- Old-vine Macabeu grapes undergo 4 days of skin maceration to impart texture and complexity.
- Crafted with zero added sulfites and bottled completely unfined and unfiltered.

## Food pairing

The high acidity and energetic citrus character of this wine cut through oily fish and delicate fresh cheeses, while its subtle phenolic skin-contact texture complements raw seafood.

## Wine making process

A blend of 70% Macabeu and 30% Parellada. Old-vine Macabeu undergoes four days of skin contact, while young-vine Macabeu and Parellada are directly pressed. Fermentation takes place spontaneously using indigenous yeasts in stainless-steel tanks. The wine ages on its fine lees in stainless steel without oak, fining, filtration, or added sulfites.