Its hint of French liqueur and elegance have made this Gramona Imperial 2006 a classic among its faithful public. This Gran Reserva has an in-cava aging period of 3-4 years.
Grape varieties : Xarel·lo: 50%, Macabeo: 40% y Chardonnay: 10%
Tasting notes: Sight: Straw yellow, with new golden highlights. Nose: Subtle perfume of apple, biscuits, spices, flowers and a suggestive sea breeze. Its close contact with yeast triggers ripe fruit aromas with toasty, nutty backgrounds. Taste: Its crunchy, vigorous feel, combined with the prolonged fruitfulness of its good-natured mild acidity and a pleasing alcoholic voice give it endless possibilities for the discovery of dishes.
To enjoy throughout the meal, even with dessert.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 91 points(01/05/2011)
The 2006 Gran Reserva Brut Imperial is predominantly Xarel-lo with 20% Chardonnay. It offers up a slightly more refined bouquet and a crisper, drier, creamier palate than the Brut Gran Cuvee. This surprisingly complex Cava will provide enjoyment over the next 1-2 years.
For over 125 years, the Gramona Family has been making cavas and wines with personality. They bear the cellar’s hallmark and the traits of the terroir found in each of their estates. Gramona has over 40 hectares of vines in its five estates of the Penedès, one of the world’s richest, most... diverse winemaking regions: La Plana, Mas Escorpí, El Serralet, Font Jui and La Solana. Gramona has been growing Xarel•lo grapes for 150 years in one of the region’s oldest vineyards of this variety, and in the Mas Escorpí estate, at the highest altitude in the municipality, it grows foreign varieties such as Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay. Since the 19th century, Gramona has stood out for making the cavas with the longest aging on the market, from the 18 months of its youngest cava to the 10 years of its longest-aging. This is only comparable to the aging of some of the best Champagne wines, where it is proven that a great sparkling wine takes years to become one. This aging involves unique handcrafted processes (which necessarily limit the volumes of bottles) and research in the vineyard and cellar, resulting in cavas of a complexity and smoothness that have placed Gramona among the world’s most exclusive sparkling wines.
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