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| BARCELONA RESERVA BRUT ORGANIC CAVA 2023 DO, Penedès, Spain, traditional method, vegan |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
VILARNAU |
| Bright light straw colour with streams of tiny bubbles. Fairly intense, fresh, slightly spicy, attractive, floral, ripe, apple-melon-pear-lemon fruit on the nose. Fairly dry, medium to medium-light bodied, well balanced, slightly spicy, fresh, harmonious, ripe, melon-pear-apple-lemon fruit flavours with a fairly crisp, mineral-tinged, effervescent finish. This 2023 vintage has over 15 months on lees aging. A tasty, crowd-pleasing, ready-to-drink, organic Cava made from 50% Macabeo, 35% Parellada and 15% Xarel.lo with 11.5% alcohol and 10 g/L residual sugar with the disgorging date 05.03.26 (L2606424E) on the back label. |
CSPC |
515254 |
| Type |
Sparkling Wine |
| Agent |
Woo Win |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
Penedès |
| Rating |
**+(88.5 points)
Fresh, Ripe, Bright, Effervescent |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Vilarnau Barcelona Reserva Cava is a traditional method sparkler produced with organically grown Viura, Xarel-lo and Parellada grapes and the cuvée was fermented with native yeasts. Fragrant with fresh yellow apple, biscuit with exotic florals on the nose and layered on the palate on a fine mousse, it is a stylish and delish Cava to enjoy chilled up with tapas, or simply on its own. Drink: 2025-2027. Score - 90 (nataliemaclean.com, Oct. 11, 2025) |
Price |
$ 17.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 18, 2026 |
| Cases bought |
1368 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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