Leonard (Leo) and Roc Gramona, sons of Xavier and Jaume Gramona respectively, are cousins and the sixth generation of a long line of wine and sparkling wine producers in Penedès.

Whereas Leo studied engineering and built a career as a corporate advisor, Roc followed more closely in his father’s footsteps, gaining experience in harvests across South Africa, Australia, California and Montilla in Spain. Over the years, he has become a pruning expert and went on to lead the Catalan School of Pruning. Whentheir parents suggested that both cousins should join  the family business before turning 30,  Leo and Roc agreed  —on one condition: they wanted to produce their own wines. Their parents accepted, butoutside the family estate of Gramona. Thus, L’Enclòs de Peralba was born.

Working exclusively with local varieties from Penedès, Roc and Leo seek to revive the winegrowing traditions that predate Penedès’ modern focus on sparkling wines, while also reflecting the rich diversity of soils and landscapes stretching from the Montserrat mountain to the Mediterranean. The vineyards —both their own and those managed by local growers— are farmed organically or biodynamically.

The project’s terroir-driven approach  is reflected in its very name. Enclos is Catalan for clos, and Peralba refers to the white calcareous rocks found on elevated areas of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, whose vineyards were the seed of the project.

Wild fermentations are the norm at L’Enclòs de Peralba. Whites ferment with natural yeast starters, while reds are  vinified in open barrels with varying amounts of stems to gain freshness. Each vineyard is fermented separately and the wines are aged in large oak vats, foudres and concrete vats. When grapes are bought from local growers, their names are displayed on the labels. The aim is not to exceed 50,000 bottles annually.

The wines

The range starts with a fresh, seamless pét-nat made from Malvasía de Sitges (fewer than 5,000 bottles, €18) and two entry-level blends sourced from different areas of Penedès under the brand Vi Fi de Masia. The white (around 9,000 bottles) combines Xarel.lo, Garnacha Blanca and Malvasía, while the red (6,000 bottles) is a blend of Cariñena, Garnacha and Sumoll. Both retail around €16-€18 in Spain.

Beyond these, the portfolio expands into single-vineyard wines sourced from different areas of Penedès, either from the cousins’ own vineyards or from local growers. Among the whites is Tres Feixes (3,700 bottles, €22) a Garnacha Blanca grown in Plà de Manlleu, a distinctively elevated area in the province of Tarragona. Planted in 1939 by the Molist family, the north-facing vineyard sits at 550m on clay-limestone soils. The wine is balanced, with white fruit aromas and Mediterranean herbs and is aged in 500-litre oak barrels and concrete vats. 

The Xarel.lo grapes for Els Presseguers (Catalan for peach trees, around 4,000 bottles, €22) are also sourced from a local grower.  The vines are planted at 450 elevation on a steep slope in Ordal, facing the Montserrat mountain.Fresh, serious and aromatic, it shows great potential  after nine months in a 34 hl foudre and seasoned 500-litre oak barrels.

Two further whites come from family-owned plots in the Font de Juí site.  El Tòfol (3,800 bottles, €29) is made from Macabeo planted in 1969 on north-facing clay-limestone soils  while the vibrant, spicy Betzinera (2,300 bottles, €29) is a Xarel.lo grown close to the spring that lends its name to the vineyard (font means spring in Catalan). The plot was formerly owned by the owner of the local petrol station (betzinera in Catalan), hence the name. Both vineyards used to be destined for Gramona’s flagship sparkling wine III Lustros but are now owned by L’Enclòs de Peralba. The Xarel.lo was actually excluded from sparkling wine production because of its tendency towards excessive concentration.

 The red range includes Soldons (fewer than 1,000 bottles, €27), a Cariñena planted in 1972 in El Curtei (Central Penedès) and tended by Josep Mitjans. Another wine is Els Escorpins (around 1,300 bottles, €38), from Mas Escorpí in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia).Saved from being regrafted, the vines now belong to the Gramona cousins and yield a Garnacha of expressive Mediterranean character, aged 12 months in seasoned 500-litre oak barrels. 

The cousins also produce a Nat Cool wine, in the style pioneered by Dirk Niepoort: easy-drinking, approachable and bottled in the signature one-litre format common to all these wines. Their interpretation is an energetic, refreshing orange wine made from Xarel.lo Vermell and Malvasia grapes. Another original creation is Pistoles,  (just under 2,000 bottles, €18 ), named after a traditional pruning system used in Penedès, in which the shape of the vine’s branches resembles a pistol.

The duo’s latest release is La Peça Coll de Guix (a few hundred bottles, €35), a collaboration with Pardas that explores two distinct interpretations of Sumoll from the same vineyard. By joining forces with the leading producer of this red variety in Penedès, Roc and Leo reaffirm their commitment to reviving indigenous varieties and elevating them into the ranks of Penedès’s finest wines. 

All these wines are sold as table wine. The only exception is La Xocolata del Lloro (€23), an orange Malvasia produced in collaboration with Martí Albet of Albet i Noya and bearing the DO Penedès seal. A new release from the Garraf area, also under this appellation, is expected soon.