Anima Mundi, 'Cami dels Xops' Pet Nat Methodo Ancestral, Penedes, Spain, 2023

Overview of the Wine
Anima Mundi is a theory of Plato’s, first described in his dialogue Timaeus: “we may consequently state that: this world is indeed a living being endowed with a soul and intelligence...a single visible living entity containing all other living entities, which by their nature are all related.” Often called the theory of the “soul of the world,” Plato imagines this soul as the expression of the unity of the orderly natural world and the sum of its relationships: the vital force that expresses our bonds to nature and each other and a holistic vision of nature and humanity that inspires reverence for the world, nature, and our place within it. Agustí, for his part, believes wine also has the power to convey this soul of the world: as the revelator of the soil, the living things, and the human traditions of a place – and the complex relationships between these that animate traditional viticulture. To Agustí, wine is more than a beverage, and each bottle expresses the anima mundi, rooted in these Penedès vineyards.
 
The vineyards are in the Costers d’Ordal and have extremely calcareous soils due to the influence of the nearby Garraf Massif. The area is located between Sant Sadurni d’Anoia (where their winery is currently located) and Vilafranca del Penedès. Above the ancient monastery, the landscape is a tapestry of mixed and varied soils and different microclimates along eroded valleys created by the many streams and rivers flowing west from the sheltering, calcareous Garraf Massif and the Mediterranean Sea.

Grape / Blend
Macabeu and Xarel-lo

Origin
Penedes, Spain

Winemaker's Tasting Notes 
Cami dels Xops is a blend of Macabeu and Xarel-lo from two adjoining parcels. The grapes are wild yeast fermented in stainless steel tanks and old 225L French oak barrels, and bottled before primary fermentation has completely finished (with about 20g/L sugar) in the métode ancestral style.

92 Points - Ian Blackburn
Why I liked it: I love the freshness, the persistence, the flavors, and the fruit.  The earth and stone emerge instead of distinctly earth first, which most Cava wines display… The fresh factor works here and the elevated quality of the produce shines here. PET-NATS can be on unrefined, off putting and this one really rises up and separates from the rest.   This is a winner!

Product Size: 750ml