# Taxi Clar (2025)

- **Producer:** 4 Kilos Vinícola
- **Colour:** rosé
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Gorgollasa, Callet, Prensal Blanc, Giró Ros
- **Region:** Balearic Islands, Spain
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.0%
- **Average price:** €19
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** raspberry, strawberry, cherry, fennel, herbaceous, cream

## About this wine

Taxi Clar is a playful, intimate collaboration between the winemaking team at 4 Kilos Vinícola and their close friend and grape supplier, Pere Nadal (affectionately known as 'Pere Peu'). In Mallorquin wine lore, the 'Taxi' represents Pere’s metaphorical vehicle for delivering his pristine, organic native grapes from his fields to the 4 Kilos cellar in Felanitx, Mallorca. Founded in 2006 by winemaker Francesc Grimalt and musician Sergio Caballero, 4 Kilos Vinícola operates under the philosophy that passion and hard work, rather than massive financial investment, are the keys to great winemaking. The estate is dedicated to rescuing and celebrating indigenous Mallorcan grape varieties, farming them organically in the iron-rich, reddish clay-loam soils known locally as 'Call Vermell'. This micro-cuvée represents a dedication to local friendship, sustainable agriculture, and the vibrant heritage of Balearic viticulture.

## Interesting facts

- The name '4 Kilos' refers to the founders' modest startup investment of 4 million pesetas, proving great wine doesn't require millions.
- The 'Taxi' series represents the metaphorical vehicle grape grower Pere Nadal uses to deliver his organic harvest to the winery.
- Grown on 'Call Vermell' soils, a unique Mallorcan red clay rich in iron oxide that helps vines retain moisture during dry summers.

## Food pairing

This fresh, natural rosé thrives alongside Mediterranean and traditional Mallorcan dishes. Its high acidity and subtle savory undertones cut through the richness of fried croquettes and olive oil-dressed seafood, while its light body and vibrant red fruit profile complement roasted vegetables and poultry without overpowering them.

## Wine making process

The grapes for Taxi Clar are hand-harvested with rigorous selection from organically farmed vineyards in the Felanitx zone of southeastern Mallorca. In the cellar, the winemaking team employs a low-intervention approach. After destemming, the grapes undergo a very short skin maceration or are directly pressed to yield a pale, clear juice. Fermentation occurs spontaneously using native wild yeasts in low-temperature stainless steel tanks or small neutral oak vats. To preserve its natural vitality, the wine is bottled unclarified and unfiltered, with no added sulfites or extremely minimal additions. It is aged for several months on its fine lees in stainless steel and neutral 225-liter oak barrels to develop texture and complexity before release.