Andrew Jefford: Full gold in color, with a lazy, indolent mousse. Soft, attractive, but unfocused scent of sweet, dried wild flowers and straw. As with [Parés Baltà Blanca Cuisiné Gran Reserva Brut Nature 2010] (of which this is presumably a different vintage), this is a wine with pronounced acidity (though a little less pronounced in this case) and insistent drive; see my note for that wine for a discussion of this issue. However, the summery elegance of the straw, fennel, faint lavender, and white flower notes here is very attractive, and once again I love the bone-dry finish. Good Cava, which, by dint of its structure, would work well in making Cava’s case on the international stage. Concentrated, long, and pure. 88

Andreas Larsson: Medium towards deep golden, with quite tiny bubbles. The nose is intense and reveals a hot year in terms of ripe, tropical fruit, honey, almond paste, and some smoky notes. The palate starts out quite broad with unctuous fruit, but toward the finish it offers more freshness and dryness in a positive sense. A finely creamy mid-plate and a just a slight hint of phenolic/bitter notes. 87