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In the foothills of the Catalan pre-coastal system, at an altitude of between 350 and 800 metres, lie the vineyards of a region that seems to be always on the fringes, in silence, but with a telluric force that permeates every cluster. We are talking about the Conca de Barberà, an appellation that for years lived in the shadow of its more famous neighbours - Priorat, Penedès, Montsant -but which today, thanks to the drive of young winegrowers, claims to be a place of authenticity, freshness and a long view. At the epicentre of this rebirth is Succés Vinícola, the project of Mariona Vendrell and Albert Canela, two names that no longer need any introduction among wine lovers with soul.
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The story of Succés Vinícola began in 2011, when both founders were barely in their twenties. Far from wanting to imitate other people's formulas or styles, they set out from the beginning to recover family vineyards, understand their landscape, and make wines that spoke frankly of the place. They did this with an almost forgotten variety: Trepat, a red grape native to the Conca region, traditionally used for light rosés or as a base for Cava. But in the hands of Mariona and Albert, the Trepat is transformed into something much more profound: Altura wines, with subtle spice, tension and fine lines, which have little to envy the Pinot Noir from Burgundy in terms of elegance and nuance.
Old vines, new rules
The vineyard is another protagonist here. The vines, many of them goblet trained and over 80 years old, are planted on slate, calcareous clay and marl soils, with varied exposures and often on terraces. The orography is capricious and forces the winegrower to read each plot as if it were a fragmented poem. In this environment, the Mediterranean climate with strong continental influence generates a key thermal oscillation: hot days, cool nights, allowing slow ripening and preserving the natural acidity intact. During the harvest, every decision becomes an act of faith and precision.
No tricks, no make-up
In the cellar, intervention is minimal. Fermentations are spontaneous, sulphites are used sparingly, and ageing is done in old barrels, amphorae or cement vats, depending on the character of each wine. There are no recipes, but there is an internal logic that is repeated: respect the fruit, amplify the terroir, avoid artifice. The result is wines like El Mentider, a Trepat that breaks with the idea of a light red wine and offers depth, structure and an aromatic bouquet of white pepper and sour cherry. Or La Cuca de Llum, another Trepat that moves away from the clichés of lightness and presents itself with an electric tension, between acid red fruit and a spicy background that seems to breathe the mountain through the wine.
One of the most fascinating details of Succés Vinícola is the way they name and describe their wines. The language they use on the labels is not the usual one. There is irony, memory and a kind of poetic rebelliousness: titles such as Experiència, El Pedregal or El Corrià, which are more like micro-stories encapsulated in bottles than labels. Because for Mariona and Albert, making wine is not just agricultural work or oenological work: it is a way of narrating what others have forgotten, of sustaining a collective story about a land that has been silent for too long.
Revolution in a low voice
Although more than ten years have passed since its foundation, Succés Vinícola is still a deeply artisanal, small-scale project, where every vintage is different and every decision counts. There are no production lines, no market segmentation, no labels designed by algorithms. But there is conviction. The conviction that in this apparently modest region, with villages that seem suspended in time and hills that are ablaze with light at sunset, one of the most discreet but decisive revolutions in contemporary Catalan wine can emerge.
Many of Succés Vinícola 's wines do not aim to please everyone. They are wines with an edge, with relief, with a certain emotional roughness. But whoever dives into them attentively discovers something difficult to find: truth without make-up, emotion without rhetoric. As Albert says in more than one interview: "The Trepat doesn't need to defend itself, it just needs to be listened to"
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Buy Wine from Succés Vinícola
In the foothills of the Catalan pre-coastal system, at an altitude of between 350 and 800 metres, lie the vineyards of a region that seems to be always on the fringes, in silence, but with a telluric force that permeates every cluster. We are talking about the Conca de Barberà, an appellation that for years lived in the shadow of its more famous neighbours - Priorat, Penedès, Montsant -but which today, thanks to the drive of young winegrowers, claims to be a place of authenticity, freshness and a long view. At the epicentre of this rebirth is Succés Vinícola, the project of Mariona Vendrell and Albert Canela, two names that no longer need any introduction among wine lovers with soul.
Youth without permission
The story of Succés Vinícola began in 2011, when both founders were barely in their twenties. Far from wanting to imitate other people's formulas or styles, they set out from the beginning to recover family vineyards, understand their landscape, and make wines that spoke frankly of the place. They did this with an almost forgotten variety: Trepat, a red grape native to the Conca region, traditionally used for light rosés or as a base for Cava. But in the hands of Mariona and Albert, the Trepat is transformed into something much more profound: Altura wines, with subtle spice, tension and fine lines, which have little to envy the Pinot Noir from Burgundy in terms of elegance and nuance.
Old vines, new rules
The vineyard is another protagonist here. The vines, many of them goblet trained and over 80 years old, are planted on slate, calcareous clay and marl soils, with varied exposures and often on terraces. The orography is capricious and forces the winegrower to read each plot as if it were a fragmented poem. In this environment, the Mediterranean climate with strong continental influence generates a key thermal oscillation: hot days, cool nights, allowing slow ripening and preserving the natural acidity intact. During the harvest, every decision becomes an act of faith and precision.
No tricks, no make-up
In the cellar, intervention is minimal. Fermentations are spontaneous, sulphites are used sparingly, and ageing is done in old barrels, amphorae or cement vats, depending on the character of each wine. There are no recipes, but there is an internal logic that is repeated: respect the fruit, amplify the terroir, avoid artifice. The result is wines like El Mentider, a Trepat that breaks with the idea of a light red wine and offers depth, structure and an aromatic bouquet of white pepper and sour cherry. Or La Cuca de Llum, another Trepat that moves away from the clichés of lightness and presents itself with an electric tension, between acid red fruit and a spicy background that seems to breathe the mountain through the wine.
One of the most fascinating details of Succés Vinícola is the way they name and describe their wines. The language they use on the labels is not the usual one. There is irony, memory and a kind of poetic rebelliousness: titles such as Experiència, El Pedregal or El Corrià, which are more like micro-stories encapsulated in bottles than labels. Because for Mariona and Albert, making wine is not just agricultural work or oenological work: it is a way of narrating what others have forgotten, of sustaining a collective story about a land that has been silent for too long.
Revolution in a low voice
Although more than ten years have passed since its foundation, Succés Vinícola is still a deeply artisanal, small-scale project, where every vintage is different and every decision counts. There are no production lines, no market segmentation, no labels designed by algorithms. But there is conviction. The conviction that in this apparently modest region, with villages that seem suspended in time and hills that are ablaze with light at sunset, one of the most discreet but decisive revolutions in contemporary Catalan wine can emerge.
Many of Succés Vinícola 's wines do not aim to please everyone. They are wines with an edge, with relief, with a certain emotional roughness. But whoever dives into them attentively discovers something difficult to find: truth without make-up, emotion without rhetoric. As Albert says in more than one interview: "The Trepat doesn't need to defend itself, it just needs to be listened to"