Blau Cru (Malvasía de Sitges)

Celler Pardas
Spain
Penedès
2022

100% Malvasía de Sitges planted in 1999 on rich alluvial soils. Grapes are hand harvested, lightly crushed and fermented/aged in stainless for eight months on its lees.

91 points
"Cellar Pardas’ Blau Cru bottling is crafted from pure Malvasía from the coastal region of Sitges. The 2022 vintage of Blau Cru comes in at an even thirteen percent octane in this vintage and offers up a bright and expressive aromatic constellation of tart orange, passion fruit, a beautiful base of soil tones, lemongrass and just a touch of nuttiness that recalls pecans. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, zesty and precise, with a good core, lovely mineral undertow, good balance and a long, complex and bouncy finish. Good juice. 2025-2032. "
John Gilman,
View from the Cellar
Issue 117
95 points
"I often find a savory quality in the Malvasía de Sitges, a salty sensation reminiscent of food (chicken broth), that I also found in the 2022 Blau Cru, their Malvasía de Sitges bottling, a wine with ripeness, 13.25% alcohol, a pH of 3.09 and close to nine grams of acidity (tartaric). It's something incredible in the Mediterranean climate and especially in the warm and dry 2022. The grapes can ripen a lot more, but they avoid the topicality and achieve the saline character of the wine, which has a sharp and austere, chalky palate with that tasty, umami-driven finish. This comes from a vineyard they planted in 1996. 7,991 bottles and 103 magnums were produced. It was bottled in May 2023 "
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
May 1, 2025

SKU/Code: 
DB2398-22
Product Line: 
National Portfolio
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Malvasia
Farming Type: 
Organic