If you turn off the road up a little dirt track signposted ‘La Sínia de Selma’ you eventually come out of the woods into a clearing with neat terraces of Chenin Blanc, Perellada Montonega, Roussanne and Marsanne. This secluded site, at 750 metres, is below the now abandoned village where Ester’s grandmother used to live. The vines are planted clay-limestone soils. The climate is Mediterranean but with high diurnal temperature variation, and typical annual rainfall is around 900 mm. Due to the unusual blend the wine falls outside DO regulations and is labelled simply Vi Blanc.
93 points, "The original white from Pla de Manlleu in Penedès, the 2016 Selma de Nin was produced with 25% each Marsanne, Roussanne, Chenin Blanc and Parellada Montonega from one hectare of 12-year-old vines, and it fermented and matured for five months in used 300-liter oak barrels. It has a reductive character à la Coche-Dury, and on the nose, there are some notes that are reminiscent of diesel, along with some varietal notes from the Marsanne and the Roussanne. The palate has great acidity and is lively and young, vibrant and mineral, with a long, dry and salty finish. This has a strong personality that goes beyond the varieties and the general character of Penedès, as it's inside its limits in a higher altitude (750 meters). 1,630 bottles were filled in August 2017, and they keep the bottles for two years before the wine is sold." - Wine Advocate