Winemaker Notes
Cava made from xarel·lo grapes from the Espiells estate and Can Rius. Pale yellow in color with green and grey hues, its subtle aroma evokes the personality of the xarel·lo variety with notes of anise (fennel), white fruit (pear) and Mediterranean herbs (rosemary, thyme). Over time it develops a fine yeastiness, giving it complexity and elegance. A pleasing attack gives way to a creamy, fresh cava in the mouth that has the same taste of ripe fruit as on the nose. Its balanced acidity brings with it a long, vibrant finish.
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
A superior source of white grapes for the production of Spain’s prized sparkling wine, Cava, the Penedes region is part of Catalunya and sits just south of Barcelona. Medio Penedès is the most productive source of the Cava grapes, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada. Penedes also grows Garnacha and Tempranillo (here called Ull de Llebre in Catalan), for high quality reds and rosès.