Spain — wine

Pla de Bages DO

Catalonia's inland highland DO north of Barcelona, where cool continental conditions and the indigenous Picapoll variety create distinctive white wines. Pla de Bages is one of Spain's smallest DOs, positioned between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean at 300-600m altitude.

Year Rating Notes
2024 Continental highland conditions; Picapoll Blanc aromatics excellent.
2023 Outstanding Pla de Bages vintage; Syrah particularly impressive.
2022 Hot year; altitude sites preserved freshness; Picapoll showed well.
2021 Cool growing season; elegant wines with good acidity.
2020 Strong conditions; benchmark Abadal selections.
2019 Variable; highland vineyards outperformed the plains.