Mas Macià Cava Brut Nature Reserva

Wine information: Jordi and Josep Casanovas' beautiful 60 hectare Can Macia estate has been bottling Cava since 1936 but until recently the family sold most of their production as grapes or wine to other Catalan producers. Following extensive investment in the cellars in 2000, the main emphasis has been on high quality estate-bottled wines. The mainstay of production remains Cava, with still wines becoming an increasingly important part of the range. Mas Macià Cava Brut Nature Reserva is a classic blend of 40% Macabeo, 35% Xarel-lo and 15% Parellada grapes. It is made using the the traditional Cava method. The finished Cava has very small, fine, persistent bubbles, which are a result of the low temperatures in the wine. The wine sees extended maturation (24 months) before disgorgement to enhance the complex, fruity aromas. For 'Nature' the dosage is at zero sugar levels. A fresh and lively Cava with complex flavours of baked apples and stone fruits with herbal notes and some nutty, marzipan, yeasty notes from time on the lees. Good acidity and a long, dry savoury finish. Excellent on its own as an occasion wine or try with salted almonds and other tapas.

"At just under a tenner, this excellent value sparkling wine made from Catalonia’s traditional fizz grapes of Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada grapes is chokka with aromatically yeasty, biscuity aromas, a richly textured pincushion of tiny bubbles and the complexity you’d normally associate with another sparkling wine beginning with C, and no we don’t mean Cava." The Wine Gang.com, September 2009

 
     

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