Avinyó, La Ticota Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior Guarda Superior 2017 – Cava Gran Reserva

(30 months on lees) The cava has a pale lemon yellow color and many small, regular, persistent bubbles. The nose is delicate, but with complexity and concentration. It opens with gourmand notes of ripe stone fruit (yellow peach, apricot), crushed blood orange and orange zest, candied lemon, combined with a hint of vanilla, linden, chamomile infusion, acacia, as well as wax and honey, plus a lactic touch of lemon yogurt. After aeration, we also find a nuance of autolysis (brioche dough, fresh hazelnut), a tangy frame of green apple and green plum, as well as a bitter touch of grapefruit. The palate is sapid, with complexity and tension, but with a rather reserved attack. It first expresses the flavors of lemon zest, orange zest, green apple and tangy apricot, then combined with an autolytic touch (yeast, brioche dough, fresh hazelnut), a floral bouquet (linden, acacia, chamomile infusion). The finish is persistent, tangy, with a good grapefruit bitterness, as well as a touch of hay and a fine lactic touch. The mousse is fine, quite persistent. A fresh, chiseled cava, with a certain complexity.