{"id":580,"date":"2021-10-01T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/?p=169"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T14:19:56","slug":"que-es-el-raim-xarello-descripcio-caracteristiques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/que-es-el-raim-xarello-descripcio-caracteristiques\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Xarel\u00b7lo grape: Description, Characteristics\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Xarel\u00b7lo \u00e9s un dels exemplars amb m\u00e9s hist\u00f2ria en les vinyes influenciades per la brisa del Mediterrani. Va estar a punt de desapar\u00e8ixer en el segle XIX per\u00f2 no sols va aconseguir sobreviure, sin\u00f3 que actualment, \u00e9s el ra\u00efm blanc m\u00e9s plantat al Pened\u00e8s. R\u00fastic, resistent i amb molt de car\u00e0cter, \u00e9s la clau dels caves de llarga crian\u00e7a. Si ja et vam explicar what the Grenache grape is<\/a> o what is grape must<\/a>, now we'll tell you everything you need to know about the Xarel\u00b7lo grape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Xarel\u00b7lo grape?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The variety Xarel\u00b7lo<\/strong> is a type of white grape, one of the three most important vine varieties in the production of cava.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's a white grape variety, native to Camp de Tarragona and DO Pened\u00e8s<\/a>, the result of crossing the Andalusian variety heb\u00e9n<\/em> and of the French variety brustiano faux<\/em>. Encara que es conrea especialment a Catalunya, per les seves caracter\u00edstiques tamb\u00e9 es planta en la resta d’Espanya, a Castilla La Manxa, Castilla Le\u00f3n, Extremadura i Arag\u00f3, ja que \u00e9s productiva, r\u00fastica i s’adapta molt b\u00e9 a climes c\u00e0lids i secs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with Macabeo and Parellada, it is one of the three traditional varieties used to make cava, although recently there has been a growing focus on single-varietal whites<\/strong> of great quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The name Xarel\u00b7lo comes from the Italian word sciarello, which in our language means \"claret\", a term used to refer to lightly coloured red wines. Other names used for this variety are pansa blanca, mollet, pansal, premsal blanc, pansal blanc, pansalet, sucre, xarello, moll or castoix\u00e0.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

History of Xarel\u00b7lo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

La seva aroma discreta i la seva dura estructura no acabaven de seduir a una societat que preferia vins m\u00e9s amables i suaus, per la qual cosa va estar a punt d’extingir-se. No obstant aix\u00f2, quan la fil\u00b7loxera va arrasar amb les vinyes primer de tot del territori franc\u00e8s, l’enviament de blancs del Pened\u00e8s al pa\u00eds franc\u00f2fon en un moment en el qual els vins viatjaven per mar i terra sense estabilitzar, va propiciar que el ra\u00efm xarel\u00b7lo mostr\u00e9s el seu car\u00e0cter antioxidant, sent l’\u00fanica varietat que arribava al seu dest\u00ed fresca i en perfecte estat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aix\u00ed va ser com els viticultors de Catalunya van veure una bona oportunitat en el replantat d’aquesta varietat de ra\u00efm, que fins llavors s’havia estat venent per sis c\u00e8ntims la barrica a les Am\u00e8riques i que amb la demanda del mercat franc\u00e8s va comen\u00e7ar a comercialitzar-se a 60 c\u00e8ntims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reasons were unknown why that grape, without much expression and with high acidity, was capable not only of undertaking long journeys, but also of ageing in the bottle for years, creating long-aged, high-quality cavas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La resposta no arribaria fins a finals dels 90, quan estudis cient\u00edfics de la Universitat de Barcelona i de la Universitat de Washington van demostrar que el Xarel\u00b7lo \u00e9s la varietat que cont\u00e9 els nivells m\u00e9s alts d’antioxidants de totes, incloses algunes varietats negres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where and how the Xarel\u00b7lo grape is grown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Xarel\u00b7lo grape is grown mainly in the Pened\u00e8s, in Tarragona and in the Balearic Islands, generally from sea level up to 400 metres of altitude. It is one of the main white varieties of the DOs of Costers del Segre<\/a>, DO Alella, Pened\u00e8s and Tarragona<\/a>, although it is grown throughout Catalonia, as well as in Mallorca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grape characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9s una varietat de gran vigor, de brotada molt primerenca i de maduraci\u00f3 primerenca a mitjana. Els gotims s\u00f3n de grand\u00e0ria mitjana, d’entre 300 i 350 grams i d’escassa compacitat. Les baies s\u00f3n esf\u00e8riques, de pell gruixuda i de color daurat, consistent per\u00f2 sensible a fregaments i amb poca pru\u00efna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La polpa, dura i de bona sucul\u00e8ncia, \u00e9s incolora, amb tend\u00e8ncia a enfosquir-se en la maduraci\u00f3 i de sabor afruitat. Els seus ra\u00efms s\u00f3n tamb\u00e9 de grand\u00e0ria mitjana, molt atape\u00eft i de manera ovoide, de gra compacte, rod\u00f3, de pell forta i molt dol\u00e7a. El cep \u00e9s vigor\u00f3s i molt productiva, de port tombat i amb molta ramificaci\u00f3 de gruixuts sarments, amb una fulla molt adequada per mantenir la sanitat i homogene\u00eftat de maduraci\u00f3 en els seus ra\u00efms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agronomic characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This medium-fertility white grape variety, whose late budding makes it less susceptible to spring frosts and resistant to wind, high temperatures or drought<\/strong>, \u00e9s molt sensible al m\u00edldiu, l’o\u00efdi, la botrytis, l’arna del ram i els \u00e0cars, a m\u00e9s de la clorosis f\u00e8rrica, les mancances en magnesi o mangan\u00e8s, la brima o el corriment. Encara que en general s’adapta a tota mena de s\u00f2ls, no \u00e9s recomanable en terrenys humits i f\u00e8rtils amb embassada prolongada, desenvolupant-se millor en s\u00f2ls frescos amb textura compacta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What type of wine does Xarel\u00b7lo offer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This variety is used especially for making sparkling wines such as cava, turning the Designations of Origin that produce them into renowned and prestigious wineries, such as DO Alella<\/a> or all those that make up the DO Pened\u00e8s. It is generally blended together with other white grapes such as Parellada or Macabeo, and even Chardonnay, giving the cava body, structure and acidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les percepcions organol\u00e8ptiques dels vins joves, blancs i secs de Xarel\u00b7lo es caracteritzen per un sabor fresc i una marcada aroma fruitera i floral, amb notes a poma, aranja o llimona, mentre que els vins de Xarel\u00b7lo envellits, sotmesos a criances de roure, guanyen estructura amb car\u00e0cters sensorials m\u00e9s complexos, amb aromes de notes de compota, torrats i fins i tot picants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winegrowers are currently recovering old vines to create 100% Xarel\u00b7lo white wines, offering aged, balanced dry wines with structure, body and an acidity that gives them freshness and complex aromas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En\u00f2legs i viticultors han aconseguit demostrar que amb un treball exhaustiu en la vinya i en el celler, a m\u00e9s de potencial en vins espumosos com el cava, el ra\u00efm Xarel\u00b7lo pot donar com a resultat vins molt interessants, equilibrats, consistents, arom\u00e0tics, sedosos i sobretot saborosos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Xarel\u00b7lo \u00e9s un dels exemplars amb m\u00e9s hist\u00f2ria en les vinyes influenciades per la brisa del Mediterrani. Va estar a punt de desapar\u00e8ixer en el segle XIX per\u00f2 no sols va aconseguir sobreviure, sin\u00f3 que actualment, \u00e9s el ra\u00efm blanc m\u00e9s plantat al Pened\u00e8s. R\u00fastic, resistent i amb molt de car\u00e0cter, \u00e9s la clau … Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-580","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\/580","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=580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1286,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580\/revisions\/1286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avinturat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}