Tomàs Cusiné, Auzells, Costers del Segre, Catalonia, Spain 2021

This lively and refreshing white from Cava country is an eclectic mix of Macabeu, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño and Chardonnay. The grapes are from 36-95 year old vines, grown on calcareous soils with some gravel. The wine ferments in lees for three months, mainly in stainless steel but 10% in French oak to round out the flavours. Wines that mix many different noble varieties like this can be hit-and-miss, but this is harmonious, quite punchy on the nose, with flavours of white peach and a clean, zippy lemony lift to it. Modest alcohol, perfect for summer.