A guide to Colombard worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Colombard in Penedes

Caves Mascaro ★ 4.4

DO Cava / DO PenedesMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard90 haFounded 1946Mascaro family (3rd generation)Vilafranca del Penedes

Founded in 1946 by Narcis Mascaro and Maria Carbonell in the modernist Casa Galtes i Maine building in central Vilafranca, designed by Santiago Guell i Grau in 1912. Three-generation family business producing Cava plus the Mascaro brandy line. The distillery is one of three operating wine distilleries in Catalonia. Brandy grapes include Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard.

Tasting: Tour of the modernist Casa Galtes i Maine (1912) building, distillery and cellars; tasting of Cava Pure Brut Nature, Pure Rose and the Mascaro brandy lineup. Visit hours 9-13:00 and 15-19:00 Monday to Friday.

Signature wines: mascaro-cava-pure-brut-nature, mascaro-pure-rose-reserva, mascaro-nigrum-brandy, mascaro-narcis-brandy

Tip: The brandy tour is the differentiator from neighbouring Cava-only houses; sample Narcis aged in barrel.

Carrer Casal 9, 08720 Vilafranca del Penedes (Barcelona), Spain Book →

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