Avinyó, Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior Guarda Superior 2020 – Cava Reserva

(organic, 18 months on lees) The cava has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is lively, chiseled and lemony at first, but after aeration acquires notes of autolysis (warm brioche, brioche dough), sweet fresh flowers (acacia), as well as ripe citrus (crushed lemon, grapefruit) and tangy stone fruits (apricot, crisp white peach), complemented by a hint of honey, chamomile and hay. The palate is fresh, tangy, with a good bitterness of grapefruit on the attack. It then expresses the flavors of ripe citrus and zest (yellow lemon, yellow lemon zest), green apple, a light touch of limestone minerality, as well as tangy apricot, chamomile, brioche dough and acacia in the background. The mousse is explosive, intense, but moderately persistent. The finish offers a salivating acidity as well as good persistence on toasted and yeasty notes.