The flagship wine grapes of the future

Sumoll Blanc and Escursac

Sumoll Blanc

Vouillamoz stayed within Spain when it came to picking his next two promising grapes, choosing a white variety from Catalunya and a red from Mallorca.

Sumoll Blanc is presently extremely rare and only found in Tarragona and Penedès in Catalunya, but has global potential due to its fresh acidity and minerality, as well as ability to handle maturation in barrels.

Meanwhile, Escursac was almost lost to the wine world when phylloxera hit Mallorca in the 1890s, but has since been rescued, and produces wines of great quality with bright fruit and soft tannins.