Laureano Serres

Producer

Laureano Serres

Laureano Serres
Laureano Serres
Spain
El Pinell de Brai, Tarragona
Laureano Serres Specialities: Red wine

Laureano Serres is a true legend on the Catalan wine scene. A true pioneer of Spanish natural wine, he has played an influential role in inspiring many other producers in the area to return to their winemaking roots.

Laureano's story is one of a return to his roots. He worked as a programmer in Madrid, but soon decided that a change of life was necessary, so he returned to his home town, Pinell de Brai in Catalonia, to manage the local winegrowers' cooperative. A couple of years later he set up on his own, bottling wine under the Mendall label from the 1999 vintage. The decision to work organically came early on and since 2002, after forgetting to add sulphur dioxide to his wines and enjoying the result, he has never gone back.

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Keyword: Simplicity!

He currently cultivates six hectares of vineyards spread over several plots, both in 'El Pinell' at an altitude of around 170 metres and higher up in the 'Terra Alta' area, where they reach an altitude of around 500 metres. This is a very special place where the soils have a very shallow surface layer, which means that the vines dig directly into the limestone rock underneath. This terroir gives the wines a freshness and complexity that is far from common in this part of Spain.

In the cellar, Laureano uses all kinds of containers, from cement to wood, where he experiments with something new every year, but always in the name of simplicity. Limited space dictates that most of the wines are bottled before the next harvest, for truly unique bottles: vivid expressions of the place, the grape variety and Laureano's vision.

Laureano Serres
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