Corpinnat welcomes Mas Vilella and reaches 23 wineries
With this new addition, Corpinnat reaffirms its commitment to an open and inclusive model that helps to ensure the survival of the sector and the land: 100% organic grapes and process, hand harvesting, winemaking entirely on the estate, long ageing, commitment to historical varieties, estate-owned vineyards or long-term contracts with a guaranteed minimum price for the winegrower, and annual external audits.
Since its founding on 10 April 2018, Corpinnat has gradually welcomed the wineries Gramona, Llopart, Nadal, Recaredo, Sabaté i Coca, Torelló, Huguet de Can Feixes, Júlia Bernet, Mas Candí, Can Descregut, Pardas, Bufadors, Cisteller, Viader, Mas de la Basserola, Celler Kripta, Demost, Mas Bertran, AT Roca, Celler Mir, Torné & Bel, Juvé & Camps and, as of today, Mas Vilella.
Mas Vilella is a historic estate located in La Bisbal del Penedès, 300 metres above sea level and with sea views, presided over by a 16th-century farmhouse. The estate covers 20 hectares, 11 of which are vineyards, in a genuinely Mediterranean landscape of narrow terraces bordered by dry-stone walls, carob trees, dwarf fan palms, olive and almond trees. The vines grow in stony, limestone soils that naturally limit production, with yields of between 1,500 and 5,000 kilos per hectare.
The project was started in 1984 by Benjamí Jané and Maria Úbeda, the parents of Albert Jané, who has been at the helm of the estate for almost twenty years. After launching two wine projects in the DO Montsant and the DOQ Priorat, in 2015 he decided to settle at Mas Vilella, where he lives with his children, Maria, Paula and Jordi, who are beginning to get involved in the project.
The family’s winemaking tradition dates back to 1914, when Albert’s great-grandfather founded a winery in El Vendrell.
The corpinnats from Mas Vilella are distinctive and intense owing to the vineyard’s low yields and the ageing of the wines in amphora, barrel and tank. They convey the essence of the Mediterranean landscape. They are corpinnats made entirely from the estate’s own organically grown grapes, selected and picked by hand into small harvest crates.
With the addition of Mas Vilella Corpinnat strengthens its contribution to giving structure to a sector that is not only fighting for itself, but also to ensure the survival of the landscape, support farmers and showcase the identity of Penedès sparkling wines.
“Every time a winery takes the step of joining Corpinnat, the Penedès also moves forward: adding a new winery means adding hectares of vineyard that will be cared for and protected, dignifying farming and ensuring a green and living Penedès”, said Corpinnat president Pere Llopart.
For his part, vice-president Roc Gramona highlighted the fact that Mas Vilella is the first winery from the Baix Penedès to join the collective brand. “We are broadening and strengthening Corpinnat’s territorial representation, which embraces the diversity of landscapes in the heart of the historic Penedès.” “We are an open, inclusive, living and, above all, plural project”, he added.
