Soca-Rel
If Pep Rodríguez were a band, he would be a tribute act, but not just any act, one grounded in old school British Heavy Metal. Long hair, riffs and air guitar. We have serious affinity for anyone fronting a Black Sabbath t-shirt at a wine tasting. Especially a producer of light-bodied, clean tasting reds from Spain.
Soca-Rel is a micro-cellar in Mallorca, in the town of Binissalem. The name of the project is a local expression that can be translated as "through and through local" and unlike many producers on Mallorca he chooses to focus solely on native grapes. Pep didn't study viticulture or winemaking, he learned on the job, initially working on a traditional mixed organic farm and then at José L. Ferrer, the largest winery on Mallorca. In 2008 Pep rented some abandoned vineyards halfway between Binissalem and Consell, and started making wine from the grapes he farmed. Certified organic, he now farms 4.5 hectares of local varietals that include Manto Negro, Escursac, Esperó de Gall and Fogoneu.
Inspired by his friend Francesc Grimalt of 4 Kilos (worth checking out!), Pep recently started to plant olive and fruit trees among his vines to provide shade and cool the microclimate of the vineyard. Winemaking is low intervention, he ferments whole berries with native yeasts, keeping the cap submerged for gentle extraction. These are pure, direct, delicate and honest wines.
Soca-Rel is a micro-cellar in Mallorca, in the town of Binissalem. The name of the project is a local expression that can be translated as "through and through local" and unlike many producers on Mallorca he chooses to focus solely on native grapes. Pep didn't study viticulture or winemaking, he learned on the job, initially working on a traditional mixed organic farm and then at José L. Ferrer, the largest winery on Mallorca. In 2008 Pep rented some abandoned vineyards halfway between Binissalem and Consell, and started making wine from the grapes he farmed. Certified organic, he now farms 4.5 hectares of local varietals that include Manto Negro, Escursac, Esperó de Gall and Fogoneu.
Inspired by his friend Francesc Grimalt of 4 Kilos (worth checking out!), Pep recently started to plant olive and fruit trees among his vines to provide shade and cool the microclimate of the vineyard. Winemaking is low intervention, he ferments whole berries with native yeasts, keeping the cap submerged for gentle extraction. These are pure, direct, delicate and honest wines.
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