Pere Mata - 'Cupada No. 28' - Cava - Brut Nature - Penedès, ES - 2021

Notes from the Winery/Importer

This is not your average Cava. Inspired by the precision and soul of grower Champagne, this bottle sets a new bar for Spanish sparkling wine. It’s sleek, mineral, and racy—combining elegance with depth, and built entirely by hand from vine to bottle.

Estate-grown and hand-harvested from nearly 30-year-old vines, this Cava blends 50% Macabeo, 30% Xarel·lo, and 20% Parellada—all from densely planted vineyards rooted in limestone, sand, and clay. Only the first, most delicate pressings (free-run juice) are used. Fermented in stainless steel, then aged on the lees for 24 months in bottle before being disgorged brut nature—with zero dosage—for a bone-dry, crystalline finish.

Only 5,000 bottles made. A serious, small-production sparkler with tension, finesse, and a whole lot of purpose. Perfect for fans of Champagne looking for a new obsession.

Notes on the Producer

The name of the winery is Mata I Coloma. The name of the winemaker is Pere Mata. The wines have individual names as well, but they all say ‘Pere Mata’ on the label, which is appropriate, as they are truly a reflection of one man’s passion. Pere farms 5 hectares in the town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in the heart of the Penedès, Catalunya.
The work is all organic and by hand. Pere only uses the classic grape varieties of Xarello, Macabeu and Parellada, as he feels that these are the grapes most suited to the task of speaking the terroir of Cava. The wines all spend at least 2 years on lees and some over 4 years. All of the wines are vintage dated and all have disgorgement dates listed on the back labels. The quality and transparency of these sparkling wines inevitably brings up Champagne– but Pere is not attempting to make Champagne. He is making Cava with a level of dedication and craftsmanship that is usually associated with the world's greatest sparkling wine. The results are inspiring.