Laietà Gran Reserva Brut Nature 2019

Alta Alella is one of the few producers of top-class cavas outside the Penedès region. The winery is located in a natural park directly on the Mediterranean Sea and within sight of Barcelona. A speciality of the Alella region is the granite sand soil "Sauló", which gives the wines a smart acidity and low pH values. The Cuvée Laietà consists of 40 per cent of the classic Cava grape variety Xarel.lo and 30 per cent each of the "champagne" grapes Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which are also permitted for cultivation in the DO Cava. The grapes are organically grown and the Alta Alella winery is also known for working with very little added sulphur. This Gran Reserva, bottled as Brut Nature, is aged on the lees for at least 30 months.

Golden yellow

Laietà 2019 has a very intense bouquet, with aromas of bread crust, walnuts and herbs. The nose is very fresh and also has notes of white flowers, giving this sparkling wine plenty of vigour and complexity.

On the palate, the sparkling wine is full-bodied and powerful, but not opulent. The texture is almost steely and less creamy than some other cavas in the Gran Reserva category. The minerality, which is accompanied by tobacco flavours and ripe yellow apple, also contributes to its uniqueness. The stimulating bitterness on the finish, which is reminiscent of sage, is particularly typical of the Xarel.lo grape variety, which makes up an important part of this cuvée. And the zero dosage reinforces this expression. In this respect, Laietà 2019 is also an unadorned, direct and authentic cava.