La Fita Ancestral 2023

There are viticulturists, and then there are pagesos-farmers, in Catalan. The difference is subtle, yet profound. A pagès not only works the land: he lives on it, breathes with it, and allows himself to be shaped by its rhythm. This is how Martí Torrallardona defines himself; more of a man of the field than a winemaker, more of an observer than an intervener. His motto encapsulates this perfectly: "minimal intervention, maximum knowledge." Or put another way: do just enough... but know everything. From this philosophy emerges La Fita Ancestral, a sparkling wine that looks back to move forward. It originates from the Can Patomàs plot, nestled in the heart of Penedès, a vineyard half a century old on clay-limestone soils where macabeo has been whispering the language of the landscape for decades. The harvest, as always at La Fita, is manual and meticulous. The grapes are pressed directly to capture their most crystalline purity. Fermentation is spontaneous, with indigenous yeasts, an