Alta Alella Privat Brut Nature Organic Cava Rosé 2021

1 July 2025By Yvonne

Alta Alella Privat Brut Nature Organic Cava Rosé 2021 $40 Entering its mature phase, this wine is organically certified and crafted from monastrell (or mataro) grapes grown in sauló (sandy-granitic) soils in Catalonia, just south of Barcelona. In fact, Alta Alella is the closest winery to the city. It’s an attractively dry, minerally, spicy, chalky … Read More

Freixenet Cordon Negro

17 December 2011By Yvonne

Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava $19  The Spanish sensation in the black bottle is celebrating its 150th “años” and it just keeps getting better.  I think it’s actually leapt ahead in quality terms to what they were offering a decade ago.  With its distinctive chalkiness and lemony-dry length this classic cava is a fantastic match with … Read More