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Celler Credo
Foxes roam through the vineyard rows. In Alt Penedès, Catalonia's highest subzone, Celler Credo has created a refuge where wild herbs grow as equals alongside Xarel·lo. The still wine project of the Recaredo family emerged from the desire to explore Mediterranean grape varieties beyond the sparkling wine tradition – quietly, unfiltered, without haste.
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Where Foxes Share the Vineyards
The name Miranius reveals it: foxes live here. The vineyards of Celler Credo lie at altitudes of up to 600 metres in Alt Penedès, surrounded by forests and interspersed with wild fennel, Catalan daisies and wild radish. Ton Mata, third generation of the Recaredo family, sees the vineyard as an ecosystem – insects and small animals are not pests, but co-creators.
Xarel·lists – Interpreters of a Grape Variety
Celler Credo describes itself as "Xarel·lists" – explorers and interpreters of the Xarel·lo grape. What usually disappears anonymously in the blend during Cava production becomes the protagonist here: skin-fermented, macerated with stems, fermented in Catalan clay vessels. The Miranius shows the variety from its freshest side – just 11% alcohol, bone-dry, with a playful salinity that comes from the altitude. Winemaker Nuria Arteaga, at the helm since 2017, brings precision to the wildness.
Biodynamics as a Philosophy
In 2003, the family switched to organic viticulture. Following seminars with Maria Thun and Claude Bourguignon, biodynamic certification followed in 2010 – the first in Penedès. Horses plough between the vines, sheep graze in winter. The Volaina from the single vineyard site "La Volaina" matures in old oak barrels, the Ratpenat – named after the bat – supports bat protection projects with every sale.
From the Depths to the Heights
Josep Mata Capellades, the founder of Recaredo, dug out the cellar beneath his house in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia in 1924 with pickaxe and shovel. A hundred years later, his grandson Ton works in the opposite direction – in the highest vineyard sites of the region, where cool nights bring freshness and tension to the wines. Celler Credo is not a spin-off from Recaredo, but its logical extension: the same family, the same philosophy, but a different focus – still wines that need time to breathe.