In the glass
Aroma: yellow stone fruit, blossom, lees toast, dry herb
Palate: saline minerality, creamy autolytic, fine bead, long elegant finish
Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged over 80 months on lees with natural-cork tirage closure, sourced from the Font de Jui biodynamic estate. Complex stone-fruit, blossom and lees-toast register; hand-disgorged.
What it pairs with
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Grilled prawns
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Creamy lees and saline drive mirror charcoal-grilled shellfish; bright acidity cuts the char. -
Iberian ham
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Long-lees Brut Nature partners Bellota-aged ham; the wine's dry nuts echo the cured pork. -
Aged Manchego
Lees-toast almond complexity matches aged sheep's-milk cheese. -
Wild mushroom paella
Saline drive and 80-month autolytic depth match earthy mushroom rice.
History
III Lustros is Gramona's mid-tier Gran Reserva Brut Nature, named for the three lustros (5-year periods) of ageing the wine receives before disgorgement. Sourced from the Font de Jui biodynamic estate; natural-cork tirage closure and hand-disgorgement match the rest of the Gramona line.
- 1989 — First III Lustros Gran Reserva Brut Nature vintage
- 2014 — Gramona estate Demeter-certified biodynamic
- 2019 — Founding member of Corpinnat
Facts
- Producer
- Gramona
- Grapes
- Xarel-lo (41%), Macabeo (39%), Parellada (20%)
- Classification
- Corpinnat
- Oak
- Stainless steel; over 80 months on lees in bottle with natural-cork tirage closure, hand-disgorged
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1989
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
- Organic
- CCPAE
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about III Lustros Gran Reserva Brut Nature
What does Gramona III Lustros taste like?
Yellow stone fruit, blossom, lees toast and dry herb on the nose; saline minerality, creamy autolytic notes, a fine bead and a long elegant finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long elegant finish.
When should I drink III Lustros?
Drink between 2 and 15 years from vintage. The 80-month lees ageing has developed substantial autolytic depth; cellaring deepens the tertiary register.
What grapes are in III Lustros?
The three indigenous Cava varieties: 41 percent Xarel-lo, 39 percent Macabeo and 20 percent Parellada. Brut Nature Gran Reserva from the Demeter-certified Font de Jui estate.
What food pairs with III Lustros?
Grilled prawns, Iberian ham, aged Manchego and wild mushroom paella. The Brut Nature dry edge and Gran Reserva lees depth handle serious Catalan and Iberian savoury cooking.