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Can Bas Domini Vinícola is a historic building, part of the Pere Ventura Group, located in Subirats (Penedès), where authentic estate wine is prepared. At Can Bas, they express themselves in a contemporary and honest way from the depths of their essence. They find excellence in the roots of the earth, in knowledge, and in experience. At Can Bas, they reveal the most sublime potential preserved in memory to produce authentic terroir wines. Company committed to sustainability Technical details: Winery: Can Bas (Pere Ventura) D.O. Penedès Vintage: 2019 Variety: 55% Chardonnay 45% Xarel.lo. Alcohol content: 14.5% vol. Tasting notes: In appearance, it is pale yellow and clean. On the nose, it shows a fair combination of citrus and vanilla notes from oak wood. On the palate, the entry is light, the texture pleasant, the aromas intense, and a long finish. Serving temperature: between 10 and 12 ºC Geology and Soil: The Chardonnay is planted on a calcareous-clay soil, with a slightly alkaline pH. The vine's vigor is controlled by the use of vegetative covers. The small proportion of Xarel·lo comes from the sandiest part of the estate, with low water retention, naturally leading to high water stress on the plant in summer. Pairing: At Made in Spain, we recommend pairing it with oysters, seafood, and white fish. It also pairs well with our tasty El Greco foie gras or with Oncala cheese creams and Paul & Pippa crackers. Another suggestion is with our Dehesa de la Albufera rices, a paella, or a good creamy rice with lobster. Production: Manual harvest and selection in the vineyard and later on the selection table. The grapes are loaded into boxes and refrigerated for 24 hours at around 10 ºC. Delicate pressing with low yields. Fermentation of the different varieties separately at 15ºC. A portion of the resulting must from the blend of the two varieties is fermented in 500-liter French oak barrels for six months to increase the wine's complexity. During the aging and fermentation process, clay jars are also used. Can Bas is a place where the vine has been cultivated for over two thousand years; a nucleus inhabited since ancient times; a manor house built on an old farmhouse; an agricultural production unit dedicated uninterruptedly to viticulture. Can Bas is a winery where, today, they only produce wines from the vineyards of their estate. Can Bas is a property, a land, a compendium of history, a nexus of culture, the sum of illusions, efforts, knowledge, experience, and work. It is a reference in the geographical framework of Penedès as well as a point of tourist and wine tourism interest. Can Bas is a place and an idea; perhaps also a passion. It is a way of making wine, a landscape, and a people. All this constitutes the Can Bas wine estate. The Brand: The name Can Bas, which now designates the brand of their wines and the wine estate, dates back to 1668. In Catalonia, it is a tradition to name country houses - whether large or small - with the name of the owner preceded by the word Can, which means "house of." Therefore, the gentilic Can Bas means the house of Mr. Bas. Although the estate and agricultural operation already existed in the Middle Ages, the name that has endured to this day originated in the late 17th century. In memory of that moment, the CAN BAS logo adopts a Roman family typographic style in uppercase; classic, slender, and inscribed in a rectangular frame topped with Baroque-inspired volutes. In honor of the antiquity and medieval origins of the wine estate, the CAN BAS brand is also distinguished by its imagotype. It is a Greek cross framed within a rhomboidal figure of centrifugal composition, uncommon in our lands. This cross crowns the bell tower of Sant Joan Salerm, the Romanesque church owned by the Can Bas estate that saw the birth of the house, vineyards, and crops. The cross is the symbol of this house, a witness to its history and evolution. The cross represents the crossroads where land, time, men, vines, and wines converge. Finally, in homage to the Mediterranean roots of the Can Bas wine estate and as an expression of its ideals, the CAN BAS brand establishes blue as its corporate color. A deep blue, warm, peaceful, luminous, reverberating; a symbol of trust and sincerity. A blue that is a metaphor for time and a sign of a spirit. Blue honors all those who have made Can Bas what it is. The