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Xarel·lo

white grape · also Xarel-lo, Xarello Penedès / Cava (with Macabeo and Parellada) serve 7–10 °C ages 1–8 years

Xarel·lo is a white grape: medium-bodied, fresh acidity, usually dry. 24 Xarel·lo wines from £10.96. Typical aromas: green apple, pear, fennel, herbs, saline.

Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Xarel·lo sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
tapas, grilled fish, paella, fried food. Catalan food
Where it grows
Penedès / Cava (with Macabeo and Parellada), Spain — the structural grape of Cava; increasingly still
24 Xarel·lo wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 24
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
WineVintageStyleSweetBodyScoreFrom
Alta Alella Laieta Opus Paraje Qualificat Vallcirera Brut Nature 2021
Alta Alella · Catalonia
2021Sparkling96£29.33
Venus La Universal Dido Blanc 2023
Venus La Universal · Catalonia
2023Rich, round whites94£16.99
Capcanes Cava Brut Reserva 2021
Capcanes · Catalonia
2021Sparkling92£12.62
Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava
Freixenet · Penedès
NVSparkling—£10.96
Vallformosa Classic Cava Brut NVNVSparkling—£13.25
Flama d'Or Cava BrutNVSparkling—£13.35
Tanners Cava Brut, Traditional Method
Raventós Rosell · Penedès
NVSparkling—£13.70
Parés Baltà, Paco Molina Cava Brut, Nv
Parés Baltà · Penedès
NVSparkling—£13.90
Can Xa Cava Brut White
Can Xa · Penedès
NVSparkling—£14.40
Cava Perelada "Stars" Brut ReservaNVSparkling—£14.60
Perelada Stars Brut Reserva Cava 2022
Perelada · Penedès
2022Sparkling—£14.99
Bohigas Extra Brut Gran Reserva Cava / N.V. /
Mas Macia · Penedès
NVSparkling—£18.25
Sumarroca Cava Brut Reserva (organic) 2023
Bodegas Sumarroca · Penedès
2023Sparkling—£18.50
Parés Baltà, Materia Prima, Orange wine 2025
Parés Baltà · Penedès
2025Orange and skin-contact whites—£19.80
Parés Baltà, Amphora 2022
Parés Baltà · Penedès
2022Aromatic whites—£22.90
Parés Baltà, Historic Brut Nature, Cava 2018
Parés Baltà · Penedès
2018Sparkling—£23.00
Raventos i Blanc Blanc de Blancs 2024
Raventos i Blanc · Alella
2024Sparkling—£30.00
Mestres Elena 2021
Mestres · Penedès
2021Sparkling—£35.00
Raventos De Nit Rose 2024
Raventos i Blanc · Alella
2024Sparkling—£36.00
Mestres Visol 2019
Mestres · Penedès
2019Sparkling—£46.00
Pares Balta Electio Xarel lo 2021
Parés Baltà · Penedès
2021Orange and skin-contact whites—£52.00
Mestres Clos Nostre Senyor 2018
Mestres · Penedès
2018Sparkling—£55.00
Mestres Mas Via 2009
Mestres · Penedès
2009Sparkling—£89.00
Mestres La Caveteca 2002
Mestres · Penedès
2002Sparkling—£188.00