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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs10 yrs12 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: ripe apple, lemon, fresh almond, toasted bread
Palate: dried fruit, creamy lees, fine bead, long elegant finish
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.
What it pairs with
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Iberian ham
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Long-lees Brut Nature partners Bellota-aged ham; almond register echoes the cured pork. -
Grilled white fish
Saline minerality and creamy lees match grilled fish with herbs and citrus. -
Aged Manchego
Lees-toast almond complexity matches aged sheep's-milk cheese. -
Roast chicken with herbs
Gran Reserva Brut Nature handles white-meat; bright acidity cuts the fat.
History
Leopardi is Llopart's Gran Reserva Brut Nature, with 42 months on lees from CCPAE-certified organic grapes at the Heretat Can Llopart de Subirats. The cuvee sits between the entry-tier and the Original 1887 long-aged flagship.
- 1995: First Leopardi Brut Nature Gran Reserva vintage
- 2019: Llopart founding member of Corpinnat
Facts
- Producer
- Llopart · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Macabeo (50%), Xarel-lo (30%), Parellada (20%)
- Classification
- Corpinnat
- Oak
- Stainless steel; minimum 42 months on lees in bottle
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 22 to 35 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- CCPAE
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Leopardi Brut Nature Gran Reserva
What does Leopardi taste like?
Ripe apple, lemon, fresh almond and toasted bread on the nose; dried fruit, creamy lees, 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 Leopardi?
Drink between 1 and 10 years from vintage. The 42-month lees ageing delivers full autolytic depth; the Brut Nature dry edge holds well in cellar conditions.
What grapes are in Leopardi?
The three indigenous Cava varieties from organic-certified vineyards: 50 percent Macabeo, 30 percent Xarel-lo and 20 percent Parellada. Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged 42 months on lees.
What food pairs with Leopardi?
Iberian ham, grilled white fish, aged Manchego and roast chicken with herbs. The Gran Reserva lees depth rewards Catalan and Iberian savoury cooking.
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