At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Place
- Empordà, Peralada, Girona
- Primary style
- Semi sparkling wines
- Core bottle
- Blanc Pescador
- Blanc Pescador varieties
- Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada
- Sparkling wine
- Vitria Brut From Barcelona
The Producer
Empordà is the home of Celler del Pescador, a producer of semi sparkling wines. Blanc Pescador is a vino de aguja, a lightly sparkling style, while Vitria Brut From Barcelona is a sparkling bottle from Celler del Pescador. Later creations extend the range into rosé, Verdejo and muscatel.
Place
Celler del Pescador is located in Empordà, and Celler del Pescador S.L. is associated with Peralada, Girona. Blanc Pescador carries the D.O. Empordà designation, which names the wine's regional origin. Vitria Brut From Barcelona carries Barcelona in its bottle name, but the name does not establish the wine's growing area.
Story
The founders of Celler del Pescador built the producer around a Mediterranean purpose, conveying its essence through refreshing wines. A bond with the sea has passed through generations for over 50 years. Celler del Pescador continues to make semi sparkling wines alongside that sea tradition.
Vineyards And Cellar
Blanc Pescador takes its bubbles from a second fermentation by the Charmat method under strict temperature control. Charmat is a tank method, so the second fermentation happens in tank and the bubbles are integrated with the wine before bottling. Vitria Brut begins with about four days of fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. It then receives its bubbles through a second fermentation in tank using Charmat.
Wines
Blanc Pescador is a young blend of Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada. Vitria Brut From Barcelona is a sparkling wine made from Macabeo and Parellada. Rosé Pescador and Cresta Rosa are rosé wines. Cala Pescador is another later creation, while Verdejo and Crestissimo Moscato bring named grape varieties into the portfolio, with Crestissimo Moscato linked to muscatel. The range moves from a young blend to a separate sparkling wine, then into rosé and wines named for grape varieties.
In The Glass
Vitria Brut From Barcelona is pale straw yellow with lively bubbles. The aroma is fresh, with green apple, citrus and subtle floral notes. The palate is dry, with pear, lemon and light minerality, followed by refreshing acidity. It has 5 g/l total acidity and 8 g/l residual sugar.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose Blanc Pescador. It is a young D.O. Empordà wine in the vino de aguja style, made from Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada. The wine is pale and bright, with a green yellow tinge, slightly fruity aromatics and a delicately lively, light and clean palate. D.O. Empordà names the regional designation, the three varieties define the blend, and vino de aguja identifies the lightly sparkling style.
Anecdote
In 1967, Celler del Pescador was founded. Blanc Pescador was the first wine reference, and Celler del Pescador describes it as Spain's first sparkling wine. The same bottle is also described as a semi sparkling wine, or vino de aguja, a style with light bubbles. The bottle carries a national first claim alongside a defined wine category.
Final Word
Celler del Pescador is an Empordà producer founded around a Mediterranean brief, with Blanc Pescador as its first wine reference and semi sparkling wines at the centre of the range.