Padró i Familia

Ipsis Blanc Flor is delicately zesty, crisp white wine made using an exquisitely balanced blend of autochthonous varieties from our area: macabeo, xarel.lo and muscat. Each variety is fermented separately. The flor of the first must is extracted and then undergoes controlled fermentation at 15ºC to preserve the aromatic qualities of each variety. Intense and fruity on the nose, reminiscent of green apple and pineapple with spicy hints. A pleasingly balanced taste, persistent in the mouth with a long aftertaste. 
Ipsis Blanc Flor is made at the Padró family winery just south of Barcelona. What is interesting about the Padró family is that over five generations they have distilled spirits, made wines (including mistelas and other fortified wines) and become masters of vermouth. On the wine side, the family now specialises in making light, fruity Mediterranean-style wines under different brands, each one representing something of who the family are. The family vineyards are located within the Tarragona Denominación de Orígen, the oldest D.O. in Catalonia, established originally to protect the delicate liqueur wines for which the region was famous – the Tarragona Clásicos. The Padró family believes very much in holding on to your traditions, doing what you know how to do and being proud of who you are and this belief is reflected in the name of their flagship brand Ipsis - made from selected grapes from their own carefully tendered vines -  ipse, self in Latin or ipsis in the ablative: to thine own self (be true).