Giró Ribot Mare Cava Brut Nature Valls d’Anoia-Foix Guarda Superior 2018 – Cava Gran Reserva

The cava has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity. The nose offers freshness, a tangy and sweet framework of both fresh ripe and candied citrus fruits (candied lemon, fresh and candied grapefruit), white peach, apricot, white raspberry, as well as lemon yogurt, vanilla, toasted brioche, as well as white flowers (acacia, apple blossom), honey and wax in the background. There are also very light aromas of saffron and hay. The palate offers a gourmet attack, with notes of tangy stone fruits (apricot, white peach), citrus (yellow lemon zest, candied grapefruit with its bitterness balanced by sweetness), as well as integrated but precise aging notes (yeast in the background, toasted bread, brioche in the background), a touch of honey and wax, white flowers with a sweet hint (apple blossom, acacia), as well as a light spicy touch of vanilla and saffron in the background. The finish is quite persistent, with notes of autolysis (bread dough), hay and a tangy and bitter hint of grapefruit. Beautiful acidity, sapidity and a persistent and fine mousse.