Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
CodorniuPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard Chardonnay Cava de Paraje Calificado from a southwest-facing 286-metre clay-loam plot. Over 90 months on lees brings white-flower aromatics, iodine minerality and a velvety creamy texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Can Rafols dels CausPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-plot Merlot from fossil-rich Cretaceous limestone at Massis del Garraf. The estate's serious red ageable wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GramonaPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Xarel-lo-Macabeo Brut Corpinnat aged 110 months on lees and sealed with natural cork during the tirage. Candied fruit, butter and toast over fine lees, dry nuts and wild herbs.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Vins el CepPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Vins el Cep at Can Llopart Alzines. Long-lees luxury Cava expression.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
FreixenetPenedes€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Indigenous-trio Cava in the iconic black frosted bottle launched in 1974. Bright green apple and pear aromatics with biscuity lees complexity from 12 to 18 months on lees; the global Cava reference at its price point.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Raventos i BlancPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Indigenous-trio plus Monastrell rose under the Raventos family's private Conca del Riu Anoia appellation. 18 months on lees; mandarin, blood orange and white-raspberry register with biscotti hint and citrus finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GramonaPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-disgorgement library release with over 180 months on lees, demonstrating Xarel-lo-Macabeo's exceptional long-ageing potential. Honeyed nuts, tarte tatin and white truffle aromatics over saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
TorelloPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 72 months on lees from the Can Marti estate organic vineyards. Freshly baked brioche, bread dough and toasted bread with red apple and melon.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
GramonaPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Xarel-lo-Macabeo Gran Reserva Brut aged 50-plus months on lees, the brand's classic since 1951. Candied fruit and blossom on the nose; fine lees, dry nuts and wild herbs on the palate. Demeter-certified biodynamic.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Celler KriptaPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The iconic amphora-shaped bottle (designed by founder Agusti Torello) holds an indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 60 to 84 months on lees, released only in exceptional vintages. Dried fruit, honeyed almond and lees toast over saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Juve i CampsPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from a 7-hectare plot planted 1972 on calcareous soils. 108 months on lees; wild-herb, almond and saline minerality on a long elegant frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Raventos i BlancPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva under Conca del Riu Anoia, aged 84-plus months on lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate. The brand's long-aged flagship; honeyed nuts, candied citrus and wild herb.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Familia TorresPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon from the 29-hectare Mas La Plana plot at Finca El Maset planted in the early 1970s. Bordeaux-style barrique ageing on Penedes limestone.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
LlopartPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Blend of indigenous Montonega (a regional heritage white) with Xarel-lo and Macabeu, aged minimum 60 months on lees. Ripe white fruit, honey and brioche over dried pineapple, butterscotch and chalky minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Sabate i CocaPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged minimum 90 months on lees from 40 plots in the Bitlles valley. Very complex aromas with fresh fennel and thyme on a background of ripe fruit and toasty notes; dense, structured palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Segura ViudasPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Macabeo-Parellada Brut Reserva made from nine separate base wines, aged 30 months on lees. Brioche, lemon verbena and honeysuckle aromatics with mid-palate minerality. Iconic pewter-base bottle design.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
RecaredoPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Macabeo-led Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 100 months on lees and hand-disgorged. First vintage 1962, when Macabeo was considered the finest grape for long-aged sparkling. Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Familia TorresPenedes€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the Finca Les Arnes parcel on Silurian slate soils. Long ageing in French oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Juve i CampsPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36-plus months on lees from organic grapes. Ripe white fruit, Ercolina pear and toasted-bread aromatics; candied citrus, pineapple and honeydew with almond on the finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Raventos i BlancPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard heritage-grape Brut Nature under Conca del Riu Anoia using indigenous Xarel-lo Vermell, Bastard Negre and Sumoll. 42 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and smoky lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
RecaredoPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Corpinnat from a north-facing plot planted in 1940. Over 100 months on lees brings wild-herb and honeyed-almond depth on a saline, racy frame. First vintage 1999, released 2008.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Jean LeonPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red
First single-variety Cabernet Sauvignon labelled and bottled in Spain. Single-vineyard from the 1963-planted Vinya La Scala plot at Chateau Leon in Torrelavit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
MestresPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The first zero-dosage Cava ever produced, registered with the Spanish Patent Office in 1948. Indigenous-trio Brut Nature with sourdough bread, lemon zest and seamless hazelnut from extended lees ageing.