This is the pinnacle of Cava houses and if you were to think "at this price, why not just buy Champagne?" You would be missing out on one of the most beautifully crafted sparkling wines made anywhere in the world. All the fruit comes from their own organic vineyards - let's call this a Grower Cava – an unbelievable level of care in the cellar and super long aging create one of the very finest artisanal wines.  This is actually their entry level Cava and with 92/93 point ratings, puts it above pretty much anything else in the market. Stunning!

CHARACTERISTICS

Pale straw in the glass with a fine mousse. The nose offers a combination of roasted almonds, candied pears, some citrus notes, plus pleasant vegetal tones and subtle mineral hints. In the mouth the mousse is beautifully creamy, with a wonderful chalky minerality with notes of nutmeg and ginger. There is nice toasty brioche quality to the wine but the lovely aromas of candied pears just keep sweeping through. The long finish lets you know that this truly is special.

THE WINERY

Recaredo is the Dom Perignon of Cava Houses. Started in 1924, by Josep Matep Capellades who was a sparkling wine disgorger, he began reserving his own bottles,  built his own cellar and eventually founded Caves Recaredo. Over the last 80 years the winery has acquired some of the best land in Alt Penedes and maintained some of the oldest vines. Their pursuit of excellence is almost fanatical and beyond any other Cava House and possibly any other sparkling wine producer in the world. They are 100% Organic and now, 100% Biodynamic in the fields and cellar. They only use their own grapes, do all their work in house, including aging on the lees under natural cork enclosures, manual riddling and even hand disgorged without freezing the neck, plus no dosage is added. They only offer single vintages (like Dom Perignon), have very extended secondary aging and as if to prove a point, put the date of degorgement and number of months on the lees on every bottle. Their entry level Gran Reserva is above where almost all other Cava houses finish in terms of quality! Quite simply stunning...