Alta Alella "Mirgin," Cava Brut Nature
Staff Pick
Organic

Half-Bottle of Alta Alella "Mirgin," Cava Brut Nature - 2018

Item # 33636 375mL

Alta Alella is a family-run winery just miles away from Barcelona. They separately vinify by grape variety and vineyard and sometimes make up to 50 separate lots a year in order to express different soil characteristics. Alella is also the smallest DO in all of Spain.
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Color
White
Vintage
2018
Country
Spain
Region
Penedès
Producer
Alta Alella
Grape Variety
Parellada
Macabeo
Xarel-lo
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Production Methods

Organic

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

When a half size is just right and you're looking for quality sparkling this Alta Alella is the bottle to grab! This Brut Nature cava is from organic vineyards grown in sandy granite soils in the tiny Alella region in Catalonia. A pleasant surprise is that it's also a Gran Reserva that was aged for more than two and half years on the lees. This makes it one sumptuously complex sip for the value. Bright, tart yellow fruits are spliced with cool, chalky mineral notes. The vibrant, palate-cleansing acidity in this sparkler is a perfect foil with fried foods such as croquetas or calimari.

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Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

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Cava

Dry, delicious Cava is an excellent Champagne alternative. The best examples are aged on the lees (the spent yeast cells used in fermentation) and show complexity to rival that of the best Champagnes.

Xarel-lo

Growing primarily in the northeastern region of Catalonia, Xarel-lo is most famous for its role in the production of the Spanish sparkling wine known as Cava (along with Macabeo and Parellada). Xarel-lo is occasionally bottled on its own as a deliciously crisp still wine, frequently filled with notes of stone fruits and herbs.

Parellada

Along with Macabeo and Xarel-lo, this is one of the three grapes that make up the traditional Cava blend. Occasionally blended with better-known varieties (e.g. Sauvignon Blanc) in delightful still whites, Parellada yields light and firmly acidic wines with pleasing floral aromas.

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