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95
/ 100
Alistair Cooper MW -
93
/ 100
James Suckling
Sparkling
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2016
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Spain
Country
Cava (Penedes),
Region
12.0%
Alcohol %
10-15 Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"This Blanc de Blancs Cava bursts with energy, offering a rich and expressive nose of toasted hazelnut and warm brioche. Its dry attack gives way to layers of opulent, toasty flavors, balanced by moderate acidity that keeps it vibrant. With its depth and intensity, this Cava is built for pairing with food, offering notes of roasted nuts, creamy texture, and a long, lingering finish that leaves you wanting more. An absolute stunner with undeniable character."
- Alistair Cooper MW
93 / 100
"This has aromas of buttered pastries, praline, rosemary, dried apples and pomelos. Medium-bodied, creamy and toasty, with soft bubbles and a deliciously rich and flavorful finish."
- James Suckling
Tasting Notes
Nuria is a range of very long ageing Gran Reserva of single vineyard. From the best and oldest plots of our estate, carefully hand harvested. Each of them show a unique character that represents the virtues of each variety and terroir. Ms. Núria Claverol is the wife of the founder Mr. Carles Sumarroca, and these cavas are the perfect homage from the family to her.
This is a cava that offers a complex aromatic range and sweetened by the 60 month minimum aging process in stacks and fermentation of the base wine in French oak barrels.
Very intense and complex aroma. A mix of fruity notes of varietal chardonnay with light, varietal roasts and all on a bed of notes from being aged in barrels. The palate is very structured and tasty, dominated by the fruitiness of the wine with a very interesting vanilla scent. In the mouth it’s refreshing and mineral.
The chardonnay is fermented in new 225 litre barrels of fine grain French oak. Once the fermentation has finished the wine is aged in barrels for up to three months making light batonnage to add more complexity to the wine. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity