Gramona

Colour ,bright straw. Aroma ,fine lees, floral, fragrant herbs, expressive, spicy. Flavour ,powerful, flavourful, good acidity, fine bead. Style ,kind finish. Colour ,bright yellow. Aroma ,ripe fruit, faded flowers, dried herbs, sweet spices. Flavour ,full-bodied, creamy, spicy, long.

Gramona has always been a leader of traditional method sparkling wine in Spain, and was the founder of the collective Alliances per la Terra association in 2015 to unite like-minded biodynamic growers in the area. They were also a founding member of Corpinnat, a movement beyond Cava that puts emphasis on place and time. This biodynamic brut, their signature wine, leads with a slight majority of xarel.lo, followed by macabeo, and equal parts parelleda and chardonnay (each base wine fermented separately). This bottle spent 62 months on lees and was disgorged in June 2023 with 5 g/L, from a solera started in 1910(!). Said solera lends a sweet oxidation to this brisk fizz, with crisp green and red apple, lemon, and almond throughout, finishing with crushed stones and meringue kisses. Quite friendly, with the chardonnay adding extra approachability.