Maria Rigol Ordi, Mil-leni Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2019 – Cava Reserva

Maria Rigol Ordi, Mil-leni Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2019 – Cava Reserva

(organic, disgorgement: 15-07-2024) The cava has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity. The nose is expressive, with distinct notes of autolysis (warm brioche, bread dough, fresh yeast) dominating the first nose. Aromas of lemon zest, crushed lemon, grapefruit, green apple, as well as fresh quince, hay, dried white flowers (linden, chamomile). Later, a mineral…

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Maria de Maria Rigol Ordi Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2017 – Cava Gran Reserva

Maria de Maria Rigol Ordi Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2017 – Cava Gran Reserva

(organic, disgorging: 06-11-2024) The cava has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity, with small, regular bubbles. The nose is fragrant and quite expressive, with complexity and distinct notes of aging on lees. The initial nose expresses aromas of hay, brioche and fresh bread, with a hint of yeast, as well as flower honey and…

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Giró Ribot Unplugged Cava Rosé Brut Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2019 – Cava Reserva

Giró Ribot Unplugged Cava Rosé Brut Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2019 – Cava Reserva

The cava has a pale salmon color, tending towards orange, with numerous fine and regular bubbles. The first nose is expressive and aromatic, with gourmet notes of juicy fruits, which appear first (yellow raspberry, vine peach, yellow apple, apricot, a very light touch of white strawberry). Then we find a tangy frame of yellow lemon…

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Agusti Torelló, Kripta Origen Cava Brut Nature Guarda Superior 2016 – Cava Gran Reserva

Agusti Torelló, Kripta Origen Cava Brut Nature Guarda Superior 2016 – Cava Gran Reserva

(30 months on lees, old Penedès vines – Macabeu 45%, Xarel-lo 20%, Parellada 35%, disgorged 04/11/2024) The cava has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity, with golden highlights. The nose is goumand, complex, dense, which combines expressive, but integrated, fruity and tertiary notes. It expresses distinct sweet touches of ripe melon, honey, honey-roasted apple,…

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Rolland Galarreta Iconic 2018 – Rioja Alavesa

Rolland Galarreta Iconic 2018 – Rioja Alavesa

The nose is aromatic, with a beautiful freshness and juicy fresh fruits (red cherry, raspberry, morello cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry), associated with the sweetness of blackcurrant liquor and bramble liquor, morello cherry in chocolate, dark chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, with a fine tertiary hint (fresh tobacco, undergrowth and mushroom in the background), a good bitterness of coffee…

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Rolland Galarreta Esencia 2018 – Rioja

Rolland Galarreta Esencia 2018 – Rioja

The nose offers an airy and delicate tertiary hint (notes of tobacco, undergrowth, wet leaves, faded flowers), complemented by a gourmet lactic side (cherry yogurt), cocoa, cocoa nibs, bitter chocolate, as well as juicy fruits (fresh blackcurrant, wild plum, morello cherry), sweet spices (nutmeg, cardamom box) as well as a mentholated touch (wild mint and…

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Albor de Masos 2022 – Alicante

Albor de Masos 2022 – Alicante

(Masos) The nose offers concentration and a certain aromatic power. It reveals notes of boysenberry, small elegant blue berries, tobacco and small notes of quite ripe red fruits associated with hints of dry scrubland, incense, liquorice as well as a discreet hint of liquorice. The palate is fruity and offers a beautiful delicacy, creaminess, a…

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Vidal-Balaguer – Selección 2022 – Alicante

Vidal-Balaguer – Selección 2022 – Alicante

(Masos) The nose is elegant, racy and offers power, accuracy, matter as well as deepness A certain controlled richness. It reveals notes of creamy blackberry, crushed blackcurrant and small notes of crushed plum associated with touches of violet, hints of elegantly-roasted small red fruits, vanilla, a hint of liquorice stick as well as a fine…

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Domaine Masson-Blondelet, Villa Paulus 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

Domaine Masson-Blondelet, Villa Paulus 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

The wine has a very pale lemon yellow color. The nose offers a certain concentration, density and freshness, as well as a racy minerality, which intensifies after aeration. It expresses notes of lemon zest, fresh lemon, grapefruit in the background, green apple, tangy green plum, a floral touch (dried linden, acacia), as well as expressive…

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Domaine Masson-Blondelet, Clos du Château Paladi 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

Domaine Masson-Blondelet, Clos du Château Paladi 2023 – Pouilly-Fumé

The wine has a very pale lemon yellow color. The nose is aromatic, juicy, with a delicate, yet distinct mineral structure. It expresses notes of passion fruit, yellow plum, fresh pineapple, green apple, as well as gooseberries and citrus fruits (ripe yellow lemon, crushed grapefruit). There is also a lactic and yeasty hint (lemon yogurt,…

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