Codorníu Ars Collecta 459 Cava Gran Reserva Brut 2010

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Codorníu Ars Collecta 459 Cava Gran Reserva Brut 2010.

Codorníu Ars Collecta 459 Cava Gran Reserva Brut 2010
11.5% alcohol, cork, Cava/Spain.

Incredible intensity and length. Character writ large. Oysters and sherry. It’s very dry but so very intense. Grip to the finish. Bitter characters to the aftertaste as a positive. Chamomile notes. Salt. Sweet breads. This wine is something. Freshness of this for a 15 year old wine is off the charts. Finesse. Line. Fine. This wine is more than a drink, it’s an experience.

Score: 95/100.

This was tasted during a visit to the Codorníu winery where a great many wines were tasted. This is what I wrote in my notebook, hence the staccato style.

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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