In the glass
Aroma: ripe white fruit, honey, brioche, toasted bread, butter and nuts
Palate: dried pineapple, apricot, butterscotch, chalky minerality, lemon curd
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.
What it pairs with
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Iberian ham
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The wine's salt-cured honey-and-brioche register echoes Bellota-aged ham's complex finish. -
Aged Manchego
Lees-toast almond and butterscotch complexity match aged sheep's-milk cheese. -
Roast partridge with red-fruit jus
Long-lees Brut Nature with Montonega character handles gamebird; bright acidity refreshes. -
Suquet de peix
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Saffron fish stew partners the wine's chalky minerality and dried-fruit lees register.
History
Original 1887 is Llopart's long-aged tribute cuvee, named for the year the family adopted Champagne traditional-method production. The blend revives Montonega (a heritage white from Penedes Superior) alongside Xarel-lo and Macabeu, aged 60-plus months on lees in the cellars beneath the Heretat Can Llopart de Subirats estate.
- 1887 — Llopart family adopts Champagne traditional-method sparkling production
- 2005 — First Original 1887 Brut Nature Gran Reserva vintage
- 2019 — Llopart founding member of Corpinnat
Facts
- Producer
- Llopart
- Grapes
- Montonega (50%), Xarel-lo (25%), Macabeo (25%)
- Classification
- Corpinnat
- Oak
- Stainless steel; minimum 60 months on lees in bottle
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 40 to 60 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2005
- Organic
- CCPAE
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Original 1887 Brut Nature Gran Reserva
What does Original 1887 taste like?
Ripe white fruit, honey, brioche, toasted bread, butter and nuts on the nose; dried pineapple, apricot, butterscotch, chalky minerality and lemon curd on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long elegant finish.
When should I drink Original 1887?
Drink between 2 and 15 years from vintage. The 60-plus month lees ageing has developed substantial autolytic complexity; cellaring deepens the tertiary honeyed register.
What grapes are in Original 1887?
Roughly 50 percent Montonega (a regional heritage white from Penedes Superior) plus 25 percent Xarel-lo and 25 percent Macabeu. Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged at least 60 months on lees.
What food pairs with Original 1887?
Iberian ham, aged Manchego, roast partridge with red-fruit jus and suquet de peix. The long-lees depth and Montonega character reward serious Catalan and Iberian savoury cooking.