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Grand Reserve - Brut Nature

Type: Brut Nature

Varieties: 50% Xarel.lo, 20% Macabeo, 15% Parellada, 10% Chardonnay. 5% Pinot Noir

Harvest year: 2012

Aging: Minimum 120 months in rime in contact with the yeasts.

Fermentation: The second fermentation takes place slowly and at low temperature in the same bottle, for a period of 2 to 3 months. This slow and time-respecting process is essential to achieve the elegance and complexity that define our cavas. In our winery, there is no rush: we let each bottle evolve at its own pace, because only in this way can we capture the finesse of the well-integrated bubbles and the aromatic richness that only time gives.

Analysis

% Alcohol: 11,7 %

Math. Red.: 1g/l

Total AC (Tart.): 6.0 g/l

pH: 2,99

Awards

Gran Oro Casino de Madrid 2023, Best of 2023 – Expovina Wine Trophy, Great Gold Medal Top Wine 2021, SILVER MEDAL VINARI 2020 Very aged GR

Wine tasting

Visually It appears pale, with yellow and greenish reflections, and with a fine and constant release of delicate bubbles, like a filigree that announces elegance. On the nose It is discreet and sophisticated. Floral and spicy notes appear, orange blossoms, ripe pear skin and dried herbs, accompanied by subtle toasted notes, memories of bread crust and toasted hazelnut. All in all, complex but sober, without any excess, with the serenity of a cava that has aged gracefully. In the mouth, shows a fine and fresh structure, where the liveliness of the acidity sets the pace and combines with an elegant minerality, like wet pebbles, creating a tense but fluid sensation, never strident. Its dry and deep character is expressed with touches of nuts, fine yeast and flour baking, balanced with the ripe fruit, without ever falling into marked oxidative notes.

The finish is long, pure and persistent, with a discreet touch of noble oxidative character—perfectly fitting for a cava of this age—and a lasting impression of elegance.