jaime serra alella 5 año (old release)

"the origins of the jaume serra winery date back to 1647, with the construction of el padruell, a fortified farm that served as protection for an old farm and fortress at the same time. in the 1980s, the family owner of the estate acquired the winery of jaume serra güell, then located in the municipality of alella, and transferred them to the padruell to start planting vines. the winery jaume serra is located in the village of vilanova i la geltrú (garraf), on top of a hill that descends gently towards the mediterranean sea. its origins date back to 1647, when el padruell was built, a fortified farm that served as protection for an old farm and fortress at the same time. in 1984, the rato family, owner of the estate, acquired the cellar of jaume serra güell, then located in the municipality of alella. in the 1980s, they moved the winery to the padruell and began planting vines. currently, the winery belongs to the garcia carrión family and is surrounded by an estate of 125 hectares of vines with varieties of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, tempranillo and chardonnay. they have underground cellars that can hold up to sixty million bottles. the winemaking facilities are ready to produce twelve million kilos of grapes. as for storage, they have 3500 barrels of american and french oak to obtain wines of high quality aging, reserve and large reserve. they are known under the trademarks cristalino jaume serra, heredad de padruell, opera prima, jaume serra and viña del mar; the latter two belong to the do penedès and catalonia. the evolution of pansa blanc brings suprenessing aromatic complexity and an always intectact freshness "