Pares Balta 'Blanc de Pacs' White Blend, Penedes, Spain

Pale lemon with bright straw reflections, 2024 Pares Balta 'Blanc de Pacs' White Blend, Penedes, Spain opens on orange blossom, apple blossom, and chamomile over crisp pear and citrus peel. Built as the historic “first wine” of the house’s Origen range, it channels the estate’s minimal-intervention, organically farmed identity into a light, vivid white meant to be poured generously. In a year when the DO Penedès reported lower yields but notably high grape quality, the winery’s focus on freshness and clarity reads as both intentional and timeless.

Product Details:

• Wine Type: White blend
• Varietal Composition: Parellada 47%, Macabeo 31%, Xarel·lo 22%
• Alcohol: 11.5%
• Sugar Content: 1.3 g/L
• Certifications: Organic certification (CCPAE), Demeter certified biodynamic operator

Sensory Description:

Aromatic and clean-lined, this 2024 leans into white flowers first, orange blossom, acacia, and a faint jasmine-like lift, then opens to ripe pear, green apple, and lemon zest. On the palate, it stays light and precise, with brisk acidity carrying citrus and orchard fruit through a gently saline, mineral-tinged finish. Parellada’s airy florality keeps the profile bright, Macabeo adds soft fruit breadth, and Xarel·lo firms the spine with subtle phenolic grip and structure, a classic Penedès expression tuned for freshness rather than weight. The vintage context matters here, with high-quality fruit despite reduced volume; the wine’s clarity and tension feel especially intentional.

Producer’s Background:

Parés Baltà is a family estate whose modern leadership sits with the third generation, Joan and Josep Cusiné, alongside winemakers Marta Casas and María Elena Jiménez, who have shaped the cellar style for decades with an emphasis on purity, restraint, and terroir expression. The estate’s long-running commitment to organic farming and biodynamic practice is central to its identity, positioning wines like Blanc de Pacs as both everyday-drinkable and quietly serious in intent, a direct link between traditional varieties and contemporary, low-intervention precision.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve well chilled at 6°C to 8°C in a medium white wine glass to emphasize the wine’s floral lift and citrus-driven snap. Ideal with grilled white fish, shellfish, bright vegetable dishes, salads with herbs and citrus, and lightly spiced plates where acidity and aromatic freshness keep the pairing vivid.