Jesús BarquÃn: Yellow with orange hues. A note of aniseed on the palate, dry and clean mouthfeel, with good balance. Pleasant and sufficiently complex. 87
Andrew Jefford: Bright green-gold. Creamy, grassy, lemony: harmonious, seamless aromatic profile. The scent of high summer itself, up in the hills. Gentle mousse, with plenty of Catalan notes and a plumply saline edge. Good Cava, but just a little rich (despite the fact that it must officially be brut nature or extra-brut), which makes for a more cloying finish than the very best of its peers. A very sound effort nonetheless. 87
Andreas Larsson: Quite deep color, almost with a pink- or copper-tainted nuance. Complex nose, quite particular, with a slight Sherry/Fino hint, wood, almond paste, dry spices, and discreet fruit. The palate appears rather bone-dry, with good freshness and grip, no sweetness to talk about, more bones than flesh, still a quite restrained and ascetic profile, but still with a fair dash of complexity and long, lingering finish. Interesting and, I suppose, promising. 89
Details
Wine expert | Andrew Jefford Jesús BarquÃn Andreas Larsson |
Tastings year | 2016 |
Region | Catalonia |
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