Carles Andreu L'Era del Celdoni Cava Gran Reserva 2016

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Carles Andreu L'Era del Celdoni Cava Gran Reserva 2016.

Carles Andreu L'Era del Celdoni Cava Gran Reserva 2016
11.5% alcohol, cork, Cava/Spain.

Zero dosage, grown organically, 50 year old vines growing in rocky soils, 80% Parellada, 10% Macabeu, and 10% Chardonnay.

Dramatic aromatics. Stonefruits, toffees, pastries and herbs. Palate has a preserved lemon aspect, excellent drive, leesy complexity, some grapefruit bitterness helping to propel the finish. Mineral aftertaste. Excellent. Refreshing. Powerful.

93 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

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