Andrea Calek
Blanc 2018
Perhaps Calek’s most expressive wine. Bright acid on the palate that screams of fresh tropical fruits, balanced by a nutty and mineral finish with a splash of honey. This wine is cool enough to party in Poblacion but refined and elegant enough for Sunday brunch with your parents the next day.
Grape Variety: Chardonnay, Viogner
Region: Rhône Valley, France
Tastes like: Pineapple rind, green pinipig, peach skin, flint
Best with: Crab relleno, bouillabaisse, fresh oysters, seared white fish
Size: 750 ml
Alc Content: 13%
made in france by
Andrea Calek
Somewhat of a maverick, Andrea Calek is hyper focused on creating wines of exceptional quality centered around minimal intervention and organic practices. Together with his partner, Stephana, they are able to create beautiful and delicate expressions of ‘Ardeche-ian’ terroir without compromising on any of their ideologies.
a closer look
Behind the Bottle
Originally from the Czech Republic, he now makes his wines in the Rhône Valley. An advocate of hyper-natural, absolutely no additives are tolerated in his process, preferring that the climate and grapes, specific to each vintage, can express themselves freely. He favors carbonic maceration for his more fresh and juicy wines, and aging in old oak barrels for extended periods for his more complex and age worthy wines.