Jesús Barquín: Pale yellow. The nose displays notes of mint and autolysis, confirmed on the palate, which is harmonious and delicate but also nervy. Long, complex, elegant. Another excellent wine in this superb tasting. 94

Andrew Jefford: Very pale in color, but the mousse is quickly out of the wine in a visual sense. Quite intricate scents: very dry grasses, dried peach and apricot, a few rose petals or violets. Intriguing and welldefined aromas, though a little dry and cardboardy in style. A concentrated, deep, driving, and long palate of real grandeur and resource. Very pure and pristine. There is mousse still dissolved in the wine. The fruit notes are surely less prominent than they would have been earlier, but the lingering dry grasses and stoniness and what almost seem like a little tannin more than make up. In fact, you quickly forget that this is “sparkling wine” and come to see it as an artful rendition of great Catalan white wine; the bubbles are almost incidental or accidental. Not a crowd-pleaser, and it’s a shame about that aromatic dryness or cardboardiness, but fine wine. 89

Andreas Larsson: Quite young color but with tiny bubbles. The nose has some aromatic deviations in terms of burned/roasted something or other, with candied fruit. The palate appears rather astringent and dry, a bit abrupt, without length nor harmony. A bit faded now and should probably have been consumed sooner. 78