Gramona, Carva Lustros Gran Reserva Brut Nature, Cava

No carbonation and quite corked. Under the cardboard there’s a distinct note of deeply roasted hazelnut.

2007 vintage

A blend of Xarel-lo (75%) and Macabeo (25%) from a biodynamically cultivated, 5-hectare vineyard, La Plana. The wine is aged for a minimum 72 months on the lees, after which the wine is both riddled and disgorged manually. The wine is Brut Nature, thus no dosage. 12% alcohol. Tasted blind. Pale, quite neutral yellow-green color. Contrasting the light color, the nose feels complex and quite dark-toned with layered aromas of autolytic mocha character, and chocolate roll stick wafer, some vanilla …

2007 vintage

Nose of apple and bread. Good acidity on the palate, with notes of yeast, pear, and Gala apple. Lots of very fine bubbles with a great mouthfeel. A lovely cava. Fantastic value.

2007 vintage

�� Rating 87+/100 (3,75��) Persistent mousse. Nose of bruised apples, peach and some other stone fruits. Not enough acidity to reach a perfect balance. One of the most famous Cava. Grower crafted Spanish bubbly. Family owned. Single vineyard. Biodynamic cultivation. 7 years aged on lees. Brut Nature with zero dosage. Blend 75/25: Xarel.lo/Macabeu. It has everything that you can think of to please wine enthusiasts, but imho it is still light years away from Champagne. Good on its own, but …

2007 vintage

This is just so on it. Last bottle.

2007 vintage

We had this on 4/6/18. It had a soft, subtle bouquet of yeast, floral, citrus, toasted nuts, dried herb and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, elegant and dry with flavors of pear, lemon, herbs and minerals.

2007 vintage

Excelente su nariz, a medio camino entre los cavas de corte maduro y los de corte fresco, la bollería aparece acompañada de frutos secos y algo de champiñon pero también hay matices cítricos, algo de fruta con hueso (albaricoque), manzana e incluso pera. En boca el ataque es muy bueno, el paso cremoso, la acidez enmarca perfectamente un paso por boca con atractivos matices cítricos, notable cremosidad, buena acidez y gran persistencia. Excelente cava.

2007 vintage

I can't say I have drunk a lot of Cava, but this is certainly the best I can remember having. Absolutely spot-on and could easily be mistaken for a well-made grower Champagne. Lovely bead, nice citrus and apricot, a bit yeasty, and a fairly long finish. This is wonderful stuff that has aged flawlessly.

2007 vintage

Pretty disappointing, to the point that I almost question the storage and shipping somewhere along the chain. There were some aged and oxidative notes, but it was thin through the mid-palate and despite being a brut zero, it had a weird powdered sugar-like quality that was as unpleasant as it sounds. The acidity was a bit overbearing and the finish was a bit clipped. The Imperial Gran Reserva is a ton better at a little over half the price.

2007 vintage

At Madera.

2007 vintage

7 years of aging, single vineyard, non dosage, aged under corked, riddle by hand and disgorged by hand. And that is powerful and macho and dry with drive. Will go longer. Yet who, besides a high end NY Spanish restaurant with a tweed jacketed under weight sommelier needs a $45 cava?

2007 vintage

Beautiful nose can be felt from far away. Complex and high in acid. Brioche!

2007 vintage

Pajizo con destellos dorados. Tiene una nariz expresiva, de buena intensidad, que combina una atractiva expresión frutal, en la que aparece tanto fruta blanca como fruta con hueso, algún recuerdo a champiñón, matices florales y un fondo de pastelería y frutos secos. En boca tiene muy bien ataque, magnífica integración del carbónico dando lugar a un paso cremoso, fresco, con peso de fruta, largo y muy bien definido. Un cava gastronómico con gran atractivo.

2007 vintage

Maybe 93.

2007 vintage

Vino para acompañar toda la comida en PuntoMX. Perfecta armonia con el taco de atún rojo que sirven en esta casa. Cítrico sin avasallar. Mediterraneo, hierbas aromáticas. Manzana madura y pera. Frescor. Muy vinoso, con una buena mousse, la burbuja desaparece rápido en la copa. Fino y delicado, expansivo en la boca, con armonia y sin que los empastes se te caigan Creo que no es la mejor añada de este vino pero es perfecto para comer.

2007 vintage

Golden straw color. Wonderful bouquet of baked apple and lime/citrus. This just got better and better in the glass! The palate was creamy with some citrus, flowers and butter cream. It was luxurious and delicious.

2007 vintage

I've been trying a lot of cava since I'm getting tired of paying upwards of $60 for champagne. This one isn't bad at all, just missed the mark for me. Golden yellow with hay and stone fruit notes. It seemed to have a hint of sweetness to it, not terribly noticeable but not as dry as I'm looking for. Unique waxy texture with lively effervescence. Bit of a short finish. Not bad for $30ish bucks.

2007 vintage

Light yellow color with few tiny bubbles; aromatic, autolytic, hazelnut, light sesame seed nose; tasty, mature, mineral, almond palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (70% Xarel-lo, 30% Macabeo; 7 years on lees) 91+ points

2007 vintage

Light yellow color with few, tiny bubbles; aromatic, saline, sesame seed, autolytic nose; tasty, saline, sesame seed, autolytic, almond, almond cream palate; medium-plus finish (75% Xarel-lo, 25% Macabeu; 84 months aging) 90+ points

2007 vintage

Misc Tasting : Tons of rye bread on the nose with hints of butter and bread. Sweet red/brown apples on the palate with a impressive density. The rye is also very much present but also some mushrooms. Plenty of edges and overall a very interesting bottle. Perhaps a bit short of the aftertaste.

2001 vintage

Subtle sparkling, citrus, nice acidity which is great after 11 years in a bottle and wood tones (60 months sur lattes). Tasted this brut nature next to an extra brut champagne and it stood its ground.

2001 vintage

great stuff, nice bubbles, yeasty, almondy and full.

2001 vintage

light fizz, yeast and almond palate. To be drunk now

2001 vintage

Bandol and other rosés with Munskänkarna (Brussels) : Clear, light yellow colour. In the nose yellow fruit, citrus including zest, some biscuity aromas and some development. On the palate quite dry, rather fruity, minerally, citrus, yellow fruit, high acidity, almond, and some bitterness in the finish. Good aromas, elegant, definitely an ambitious sparkler, but the final bitterness reduces the rating somewhat, 87-88 p. In the nose and in the attack it was rather similar to a serious Champagne Blanc de …

2001 vintage

Hmmm, $60 Cava? Is the cork made of solid gold? The bottle studded with diamonds? I have no doubt that this winery is capable of making a wine that drinks like a good Champagne, but if you're going to charge this much $$ then you'd better deliver. This bottle did not. There's nothing wrong with it really, and in fact those who were drinking it with me really liked it, but to me it was a dud. Where's the fruit? …

2001 vintage

Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting (Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center, SF, CA) : Poised light apple nose; toasty citrus and tart apple palate; medium-plus finish

2001 vintage

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