Rovellats Gran Reserva Brut Nature 2008

Rovellats

Type of wine/spirit: Sparkling Region - Country: Alt Penedes - Spain - Spain
Valoration: Silver Price: 10-15 €
Barrel: No Visit winery

Tasting notes of winery's winemaker

Harvest: Grapes hand-picked from our own exclusive vineyards.

Denomination of origin: Cava

Bottling Date: April 2009

Coupage: 30% Macabeo, 55% Xarel·lo, 15% Parellada.

Organoleptic characteristics: Straw yellow with bright golden tones. Very small, abundant and persistent bubbles with regular release. Good pearled crown. Very clean and powerful but fine on the nose. Aromas of long aging on lees with a fruity background and floral notes, reminiscent of fresh apples and almond blossom. Very balanced on the palate, intense rounded flavour with moderate acidity and good persistence. Well structured, dry, flavoursome and smooth, with a long and elegant finish, perfectly combining fruit and aging aromas. Broad, powerful and complex finish.

Base wine: Made only from free-run must. As the grapes were harvested at the optimum point of ripeness and sugar-acidity ratio, subsequent corrections in the winery were unnecessary. It is therefore a completely natural cava as no dosage is required.

1st Fermentation: At 13ºC in stainless steel tanks.

2nd Fermentation: At least 3 years in the bottle in underground cellars at a natural and constant temperature of 13ºC.

Type of bottle: 75 cl. Champagne.

Residual sugars: 0.5 g/l No dosage.

Total tartaric acidity: 5.5 g/l.

Pressure in bottle: 5.3 atmospheres.

Alcohol: 11.5% vol.

Serving temperature: 5ºC - 7ºC.

Cava and food pairing: Its strong personality means it can accompany all kinds of food. It is a complex Gran Reserva that will complement a wide range of cuisines, and can be a refreshing counterpoint to complex meat and game dishes. Perfect with blue fish, pâtés and casseroled or grilled white meats.

Label: The shape of the label is its corporate identity. It was one of the first to be designed to introduce the cavas of Rovellats in the forties and has been renewed over time depending on market trends, while retaining black as the emblematic colour of our company.

Other awards for this wine/spirit

- Baco de Oro Alimentaria, Barcelona 1986

- Medalla de Oro Alimentaria, Barcelona 1988

- Medalla de Oro (Gastronomía S.XX 1993) España

- Medalla de Oro (Gastronomía S.XX 1995) España

- Los Mejores cavas españoles ? Restauradores, España 1993

- Calificado de excelente en su relación calidad-precio. Grupo de cata Impitoyable, España 1994

- Estrella de Oro - Guía de Oro de los Vinos de España de Andrés Proensa 1995

- Estrella de Plata Guía Los Mejores Vinos y Destilados de José Peñín, España 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

- Mejores Vinos Guía Peñín, España 1998, 2002, 2003,2005,2006,2007,2008

- Estrella de Plata ? Guía de Oro de los Vinos de España de Andrés Proensa 1999., 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

- Bronze Medal ? InterVin International. Canadá 1999

- Guía Toyota de los 300 Mejores Vinos de España 2000

- Medalla de Oro Radio Turismo, España 2000

- Medalla de Oro ? Concurso de Vinos de Cataluña Giroví 2001

- Commended ? Wine & Sipirt Competition, Inglaterra 2003

- Gran Menzione ? Vinitaly (Verona) 2004

- Commended ? International Wine Challenge, England 2008

- Medalla de Oro ? Radio Turismo, España 2009

- Estrella de Bronce ? Guía de Oro de los Vinos de España 2010

- Mezquita de Oro ? Premios Mezquita, España 2010

- Medalla de Oro ? Concurso de Vinos de Cataluña Giroví 2010

- Medalla de Oro ? Trofeo Internacional Mejores Cavas y Vinos Espumosos ? La Selección, España 2010

- Silver Medal ? International Wine Guide, España 2011

- Mezquita de Plata ? Concurso Nacional de Vinos. Premios Mezquita, España 2011

- Silver Medal - International Wine Guide, España 2012

- Medalla de Plata - International Wine Challenge Catavinum, España 2012

- Bronze Medal - International Wine & Spirit Competition, Inglaterra 2012

- Medalla de Plata ? Vinhoreca, España 2012

- Silver Medal - Best Spanish Wines For Asia 2012

- Gold Medal ? Internationale Schaumwein Trophy La Selección, España 2013

- Silver Medal - Catavinum World Wine & Spirit Competition, España 2013

- Silver Medal ? International Wine & Spirit Competition, Inglaterra 2013

- Silver Medal ? Monde Selection, Bélgica 2013

- Commended ? Decanter World Wine Awards, Inglaterra 2013

- Silver Medal ? International Wine Guide, España 2013

- Mezquita de Plata ? Premios Mezquita, España 2013

- 91+ Puntos - Gold Taste Wine Up Guide, España 2014

- Silver Medal - Catavinum World Wine & Spirit Competition, España 2014

- Bacchus de Oro - Concurso Internacional de Vinos Bacchus, España 2014

- Silver Medal - International Wine Guide, España 2014

- Bronze Medal ? International Wine & Spirit Competition, Inglaterra 2014

- Silver Medal - Best Spanish Wines For Asia 2014

- Médaille d?Argent ? Challenge International Du Vin, France 2014

- Bronze Medal - Effervescents du Monde, France 2014