Avinyó Brut Cava Reserva 2022

Avinyó Brut Reserva Cava is a vintage-dated, traditional-method sparkling wine from Spain's Catalonia region. It presents a rich nose of ripe apples and lemon peel with touches of pastry, minerals and white flowers. On the palate, it's broad and creamy, with a fine mousse and structured depth, offering flavors of lemon zest, white peaches and almonds with a hint of dried pineapple and delicate mineral notes, all culminating in a refreshing, dry finish. A blend of 60% Xarelᐧlo, 25% Macabeo and 15% Parellada from organically-farmed estate vineyards at Can Fontanals dating from 1978–1988. After a night-time grape harvest for optimal temperature and to avoid oxidation, the grapes are pressed very gently in a pneumatic press. The base wine then ferments in temperature-controlled stainless steel between 14° and 16°C. After cold stabilization, the wine begins its secondary fermentation in bottle with the addition of yeasts and sugar in March. It is then aged on the lees 18-24 months before being disgorged on demand. Bottled unfiltered. Avinyó describes its viticulture as 100% ecological and its wines as entirely estate-grown, estate-made and estate-bottled. The family traces its cultivation of Can Fontanals back to the 16th century and is now in its 14th generation. The first Avinyó Cava was released in 1982.