2010 Gramona Corpinnat Celler Batlle Gran Reserva Brut Nature

One of the best representatives of Spanish sparkling wine is the Gramona Celler Batlle Gran Reserva Brut. Made in Sant Sadurní by an authentic family winery with only focus on quality. This is a sparkling top Cava that leaves many significantly more expensive Champagnes far behind in terms of quality and price. Absolute top quality as you would expect from the house Gramona. Celler Batlle is pronounced as: Ceh-jer Bai-je. The cuvée is named after the old cellar in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, which in turn derives its name from the Batlle family, who founded Gramona. Celler Batlle can compete with large vintage Champagnes.

This is a matured Cava in the tradition of the great Champagnes. This 2010 is the first Celler Batlle to be marketed under the name "Corpinnat" and is only made in top years!!! The name comes from the founders of the winery, the Batlle family (last Batlle was a lady who married a Gramona).

The Gramona Celler Batlle Gran Reserva Brut is a blend of macabeo 25% and xarel.lo 75%. It is a very refined, mildly dry wine with a fine, dosed mousse. Pleasantly developed in the taste due to the long aging 'sur latte'. Notes of candied fruit, blossom, chamomile, butter and soft bread and toast. Complex whole of smells and tastes.

During the second fermentation in the bottle, corks are used for the Celler Battle instead of crown caps. The disgorgement of the bottles therefore has to be done by hand, which is a highly qualified job. Celler Batlle is a Vintage Cava and is marketed 'sur lattes' for the development of a very fine mousse on average after about 8-10 (!!) years of maturation. It concerns a selection of the III Lustros Cuvée from the La Plana vineyard, a plot of 4 ha with a sand/clay soil on limestone. The xarel.lo grape makes it possible for this Cava to grow so long. The residual sugar content is approximately 8 grams/litre.

ABOUT CORPINNAT

Gramona is part of Corpinnat which was founded in 2016 Corpinnat by a number of (high-end) producers who have distanced themselves from DO Cava mainly because the CAVA model cannot distinguish between quality. Corpinnat is therefore, just like Cava (or Champagne), a sparkling wine that is made via the traditionelle method, i.e. by a second fermentation in the bottle and this creates the bubbles and this is a brand name founded by a number of quality producers who wanted to distinguish With Corpinnat as protected brand (such as a Grandcru or a Grande Reserva) determines not only the region for the naming, but also the terroir and that is much more than just the area; it is also about climate, grape varieties, the vineyard and the winery.