Can Valles

About

Owner: Jordi Valles
Winemakers: Anna Baques and Jordi Valles
Vineyards: 35ha across 25 parcels, all estate owned
Vineyard management: Certified organic since 2011, and Demeter-certified biodynamic since 2016
Soils: Calcareous, with some more clay-rich parcels and others with more loam
Grapes grown: Xarel.lo, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Macabeu, Parellada
Annual production: 30,000 bottles

Quick facts:

• The estate has existed since 1486, and it has been passed down from parents to children for 22 generations since then. While it has had a reputation for producing high quality grapes and wine since the 19th century, the family historically only sold wine in bulk, or sold grapes to other local producers. When Jordi took over the estate from his father in 2009, he immediately began converting the vineyards to organic farming, and he realized that the future for the property was in making and bottling their own wines.