Mendall Abeurador P 2019

Abeurador P is Laureano Serres's Macabeo-dominant white from the Finca Abeurador vineyard in Vilalba dels Arcs, Terra Alta DO. The P stands for Parellada, a grape Laureano only occasionally adds to the base Abeurador blend. The vines average around 45 years old and are planted on calcareous loam soils at roughly 450 to 470 meters above sea level. Farming is organic throughout.

In the cellar, Laureano keeps things minimal: native yeast fermentation, no added sulfites, no fining, no filtration. The 2019 was fermented and aged in stainless steel, which keeps the wine tight, fresh, and direct. Total SO2 remains below 10 mg/L.

The result is a bone-dry white with pronounced citrus and saline character, a faint oxidative edge from native yeast activity, and the kind of bright, cleansing acidity that Terra Alta's limestone soils and high-elevation sites reliably deliver. The Parellada adds a floral lift and slightly lower alcohol that the straight Macabeo bottling does not always show.

Abeurador P is one of several cuvees Laureano produces from this named vineyard site, each bottled as a distinct expression depending on decisions made at harvest. No two vintages are identical, and production volumes are small.