{"id":578,"date":"2021-10-04T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/?p=147"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T14:19:56","slug":"raim-pansa-blanca-el-vi-dalella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/raim-pansa-blanca-el-vi-dalella\/","title":{"rendered":"Pansa Blanca grape: The wine of Alella"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pansa Blanca is a grape variety traditionally used in Catalonia to make sparkling wines. It's a variety very close, though not identical, to the one called in other areas Xarel\u00b7lo white grape<\/a>. But do you know where it comes from and what types of wine it offers? Do you know the difference between the types of white grape? If we've already explained what the grenache grape<\/a> or what is grape must<\/a>, now we tell you everything you need to know about the Pansa Blanca grape, a white grape variety with more quality and character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the pansa blanca grape?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pansa blanca grape is a white grape variety, the native variety of the Alella Designation of Origin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in the coastal area of Alella, by the sea and close to Barcelona, Pansa Blanca is characterised by a diversity of fruity notes and a slight citrus bitterness that it brings to wines and cavas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This white variety, predominant in this DOP, is what gives its white wines their character - made in stainless steel, with skin contact maceration, fermented and aged in barrels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blend of Pansa Blanca, together with Parellada and Macabeo, is the classic combination traditionally used to make cava, as it gives the cava body, structure and acidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Origin of the name<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

El nom de Xarel\u00b7lo deriva de la paraula italiana sciarello, que en el nostre idioma significa \u201cclaret\u201d, un terme utilitzat per a referir-se als vins negres de poc color. Altres noms utilitzats per a nomenar aquesta varietat s\u00f3n pansa blanca, mollet, pansal, premsal blanc, pansal blanc, pansalet, sucre, xarello, moll o castoix\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History of pansa blanca<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since after the phylloxera outbreak, the omnipresent variety in DO Alella has been pansa blanca, as it is the one that has proven to offer the best performance in the climate and granite soil typical of this territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si b\u00e9 la ci\u00e8ncia va demostrar fa alguns anys que el genoma de la pansa blanca \u00e9s pr\u00e0cticament id\u00e8ntic (o prou similar perqu\u00e8 no es puguin considerar varietats diferents) al del xarel\u00b7lo, el cartoix\u00e0, el pansal, el premsal i altres varietat, els cellers i viticultors de la DO Alella l’han reivindicada sempre com una varietat \u00fanica i pr\u00f2pia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De fet, en registres antics i documents cadastrals \u00e9s habitual trobar inventaris de vinya on s’esmenten plantacions de pansa blanca i xarel\u00b7lo de manera diferenciada. Fins i tot, molts vins elaborats pel celler Alella Vin\u00edcola fins al final dels anys 1980 especificaven la composici\u00f3 dels vins en les seves etiquetes detallant que eren elaborats, entre altres varietats, amb un cupatge de pansa blanca i xarel\u00b7lo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the difference between the pansa blanca grape and the Xarel\u00b7lo grape?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Les aromes de la pansa blanca es diferencien de la varietat Xarel\u00b7lo principalment per la seva mineralitat. Aquesta mineralitat ens ve donada per la mena de terrer, un subs\u00f2l gran\u00edtic i amb restes marines, que en la superf\u00edcie es transforma en petits grans que anomenem \u00abarenisca\u00bb. Un terrer amb una bona permeabilitat, la qual cosa fa que el cep necessiti aprofundir en les seves arrels per a buscar l’aigua i els diferents aliments que li aporta el terrer. Es podria dir que li crea un petit \u00abestr\u00e8s\u201d que ben controlat ens ajuda a regular la producci\u00f3 de ra\u00efm per cep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where and how the Pansa Blanca grape is grown<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pansa blanca grape variety is grown in the following denominations of origin of Catalonia<\/a>; D.O. Alella, Costers del Segre, L’Empord\u00e0-Costa Brava, Pened\u00e8s, Pla de Bages, Priorat and Tarragona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characteristics of the pansa blanca grape<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

La vinya presenta p\u00e0mpols al\u00e7ats i de brotada lenta, la qual cosa la fa m\u00e9s resistent a les gelades tardanes de primavera. Els ra\u00efms, amb el peduncle molt curt, s\u00f3n de grand\u00e0ria mitjana, densos i compactes, la qual cosa afavoreix la pres\u00e8ncia d’arnes. Les seves baies, de grand\u00e0ria mitjana a gran, pell gruixida, polpa lleugerament dura i sucosa, formades i de color groc ambre, s\u00f3n compactes, esf\u00e8riques, i dolces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agronomic characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is a grape variety that is not very demanding about soil composition. It adapts to all types, although it prefers looser soils, and it adapts perfectly to the microclimates of the Mediterranean basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not very sensitive to botrytis but is sensitive to coulure, powdery mildew, mites and downy mildew; it needs trellis support and is sensitive to mites on the leaves. Long pruning is recommended for this grape variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This grape ripens in DO Alella during the last two weeks of September. Its productivity is good, with favourable weather conditions during flowering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What type of wine does the Pansa Blanca grape offer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Els vins del ra\u00efm Pansa blanca s\u00f3n equilibrats, consistents, arom\u00e0tics i d’elevada acidesa, amb un contingut en sucres mig-alt i aromes fresques i fruiteres. Un denominador com\u00fa en els vins blancs d’Alella, sigui com sigui la varietat de ra\u00efm blanc emprat, \u00e9s la mineralidad aportada pel terrer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grape ripeness is one of the top priorities in the Alella DOP. Depending on how it is made, Pansa Blanca will give us aromas very typical of the area, such as baked apple in barrel-aged wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si aquests vins s’elaboren procedint a maceracions pel\u00b7liculars, la pell transmet al vi un color groc brillant, alhora que aporta unes aromes molt m\u00e9s complexes, amb notes de pr\u00e9ssec de vinya i albercoc. En elaboracions en acer inoxidable, el vi blanc de Pansa blanca tindr\u00e0 aromes a fruites blanques, poma fresca i pera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever method is chosen, on the palate the wine has a characteristic, identifiable finish. The bitter-citrus note of this DO Alella wine, which stands out for its elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Els seus vins poden madurar en ampolla durant molts anys complementant a altres varietats. Actualment els viticultors estan recuperant ceps vells per a crear vins blancs 100% pansa blanca oferint criances. Vins equilibrats, secs, amb estructura, cos i una acidesa que imprimeix frescor i aromes complexes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

La pansa blanca \u00e9s una varietat de ra\u00efm tradicionalment emprat a Catalunya en l’elaboraci\u00f3 d\u2019espumosos. Es tracta d’una varietat molt pr\u00f2xima, encara que no id\u00e8ntica, a la qual en altres zones es denomina ra\u00efm blanc Xarel\u00b7lo. Per\u00f2 saps d’on procedeix i quins tipus de vi ofereix? Saps quina \u00e9s la difer\u00e8ncia entre els tipus de ra\u00efm … Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1285,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions\/1285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}