Pepe Raventos gives his name to one of Spain’s best and most important sparkling wine houses, Raventos i Blanc. In his spare time, he manages this 400 hectare property in the limestone mountains that line Catalonia’s coast. Can Sumoi is dedicated only to native Catalan varieties, and this white is made from the region’s most iconic white variety, Xarel-lo. One of three varieties that make up the traditional cava blend, Xarel-lo is increasingly popular on its own as Barcelona’s favorite white wine. The Raventos family manages the Can Sumoi estate organically, and there is nothing added to the wines except a small amount of sulphur at bottling. The result is a dazzling display of fruits and flowers – apple blossom and pear and pineapple – that comes out fresh and clear on the nose. The palate is full of verve and limestone minerality framing abundant orchard fruits and a note of lemon that lingers on the finish. This is a wine for some sort of white fish, for scallops, shrimp, and other things that live in water.