Poultry in Penedes

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva Corpinnat aged over 48 months on lees with annual bottle agitation. Fresh flowers, honey flower and rosemary aromatics with fine briocherie and subtle toasted notes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

100 percent Pinot Noir Brut Nature rose Corpinnat from the Demeter-certified Gramona estate. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromatics over saline minerality and 36-plus months on lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

Single-vineyard 100 percent Pinot Noir Cava de Paraje Calificado vinified as a Blanc de Noirs. Wild-strawberry and rose-petal aromatics with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva with partial barrel fermentation in French oak barriques. 36 months on lees; yellow apple, toasted brioche, vanilla and fresh almond on a creamy palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Tempranillo-Garnacha-Moneu blend at Castell de la Bleda, reintroducing the ancestral Penedes red grape Moneu. Fresh, mid-weight Catalan red.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

Mono-varietal Viognier from Naveran, unusual for Penedes. Rhone-influenced barrique-aged white.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Organic single-variety Pinot Noir from Albet i Noya. Cool-climate Penedes red expression.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

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 · Festive

Chardonnay-led premium Cava blend with Macabeo, Parellada and Pinot Noir. Wild raspberry and citrus aromatics with nutty autolytic depth from extended lees ageing; balanced and round at a fair premium price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-indigenous Brut Nature aged 60-plus months on lees; the brand's modern Gran Reserva-tier Corpinnat. White peach, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics with creamy lees and herb finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 30 months on lees. Ripe apple, lemon and toasted-bread aromatics with creamy lees depth and a long elegant finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-Xarel-lo Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36 months on lees. White peach, lemon zest and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate with bright mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Macabeo-Xarel-lo-Chardonnay Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged 40 months in the six-pointed-star cellar. Yellow stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

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 · Romantic

Monastrell-Garnatxa rose Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 30 months on lees, hand-disgorged. The current Mediterranean-red blend (replacing Pinot Noir from 2014) gives a salt-and-herb register over a creamy, saline frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 42 months on lees. Ripe apple, lemon and toasted bread aromatics with dried-fruit lees depth from the Heretat Can Llopart de Subirats organic estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged 24 months on lees. Ripe melon, banana and toasted-bread aromatics with full-flavoured custard-apple palate and clean finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Barrique-fermented Chardonnay from sustainable-viticulture Naveran. Burgundy-influenced Penedes white.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Biodynamic Pinot Noir from Mas Muntanyans, the modern Pinord estate cellar with experimental vessels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot Noir-Monastrell-Garnacha rose Corpinnat aged 24 months on lees. Complex wild-berry, fresh-grass and toasty aromatics with sour cherry and candied lemon on a precise, brioche-and-acidity frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

100 percent Chardonnay vintage Brut Nature aged 30 months on lees. White peach, lemon curd and biscuit on a refined Chardonnay frame; one of the early Spanish Blanc de Blancs sparklings.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Merlot-Cabernet Franc blend from organic Mas Comtal. Mid-weight Penedes red for everyday drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

100 percent Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Cava with raspberry, redcurrant and wild-strawberry aromatics over a creamy, delicate body and long finish; relaunched in 2010 as the first Cava made entirely from Pinot Noir.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

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 · Romantic

Sumoll-Pinot Noir rose Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards. 24 months on lees; wild strawberry and rose petal with Mediterranean herb register and saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature with 24-plus months on lees. Yellow apple, apricot and acacia flower aromatics; broad and firm on the palate with well-integrated acidity. Pere Ventura's flagship since 1995.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-Pinot Noir-Xarel-lo Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36 months on lees at the Espiells cellar. White peach, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Single-vineyard Chardonnay from the Vinya Gigi plot, fermented and aged in French oak. Burgundy-influenced Penedes white.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Vinya Le Havre plot at Torrelavit, an unusual mono-varietal Cab Franc for Penedes.