Abadia de Poblet Blanco

Abadia de Poblet Blanco is a white wine from D.O. Conca de Barberà, produced by the winery Abadia de Poblet in Monasterio de Poblet, Tarragona.

Abadia de Poblet is the only winery of Catalonia located within a historical monument. It gathers the winemaking tradition of the monks of the Cistercian Order, from Burgundy, and the knowledge of Conca de Barberà, a unique area that has managed to maintain the cultivation of indigenous varieties.

The philosophy of the new monastery wines, which recover local varieties (mainly Trepat, Garrut and Grenache) is that they transmit the characteristics of the grapes that they use to make the wine and the terroir in which they have been cultivated. This is achieved by working non-invasively and recovering winemaking techniques from the monks of the Cistercian Order.

Abadia de Poblet Blanco is a wine made from Maccabeu and Parellada , from old vineyards, located at 550 to 700 metres facing south, south-west, on soils that are poor in organic matter.

The grapes are harvested manually and placed in 16-kg boxes, with selection in the vineyard. Once they arrive at the winery, they are pressed, and the must goes through a static settling process. Then, it is transferred to a cement tank where it is left to ferment at a controlled temperature of approximately 16ºC. Once the fermentation is finished, it is transferred separating the gross lees. Ageing takes place for 1 year in cement deposits. During the first two months, the wine goes through a weekly batonnage, and after this, through static ageing right until the end.