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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.