Alta Alella - 'Mirgin - Gran Reserva - Brut Nature' - Cava - Penedès, Catalunya, ES - 2017

This wine hits the eyes with perfection: Fine bubble and pale yellow with green hues. Meanwhile, the nose rips of white fruit aromas with delicate citrus and green almond... inviting for certain
notes.Finally - let's put in on our mouths! On the palate, light and fresh : real expression of the white fruit aromas. The 30+ months of ageing sur lie really gives a complex tone of brioche and croissant with a little almond roasted in the mix!

Organic grapes harvested manually in small boxes, looking for the optimum moment of ripeness for each varieties, with the aim of achieving a base wine with good freshness suitable for noble ageing. Vinified on the estate with strict white winemaking. The grapes are lightly pressed to only extract the first pressing must, and then the fermentation is done in separated vats. Made through the traditional method, this cava has been aged on its lees for a minimum of 30 months and is released on the market just after being disgorged with the disgorgement date stated on its label.

The winery has recovered vineyards over sixty years old and planted the traditional varieties Pansa Blanca and Mataró. It has achieved all this without forgoing its commitment to quality and uniqueness, as certified by the fact that one of its parcels of land has been honoured with the highest category of the cava sector: “Paraje Calificado”.

Sparkling wines are an elemental piece of the spirit of Alta Alella. That’s why the winery treats them with the greatest care. The selection by hand of the finest grapes, the pursuit of the desired colour, the fermentation at a constant temperature or the noble ageing. All these efforts and care are applied to achieve the best quality, always using the traditional method.
The Gran Reserva cavas are bottle-aged for at least 30 months, while the some “collection” cavas has an optimal ageing period of over 10 years. All the grapes are organically farmed, using the local varieties Mataró and Pansa Blanca, and all the bottles are retailed immediately after being disgorged. A passion for cava that has been rewarded with many international prizes.
For Alta Alella, 2020 is a key year as the Cava Regulatory Board has approved the new zoning system and recognized the Serra de Mar area, giving value to the Alella wine region and its exceptional and unique soil, climate, orography and historical characteristics. With this new territory recognition, they are tracing the origin of the cava, giving value to the proximity to the sea and the mild climate, the vine growing on Sauló soil -which is typical from Alella- and the protection from the winds by the Serralada de Marina’s mountains.