Winery - Agustí Torelló
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Apple, sweetness, gardenia and yeast make for a correct and pleasant bouquet. The palate is smooth and full, with crisp green apple and orange flavors leading to a citrusy, lively finish. Good and well made for a standard Cava.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Austere in style, with a smooth nose and dry, short flavors of apple and citrus. Elegant, smooth and well made, although not as exciting and flavorful as Kripta, with its unique oblong bottle and wild labeling, has the potential to be. Recall: 2002 was not a great vintage in Spain.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An excellent Cava with touch. It has just enough richness and early yeast to suggest scrambled eggs, but there’s so much apple, ripe white grapefruit, tangerine and kiwi on the palate that it registers more fruity than leesy. Dry and tasting of lime on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
More red than pink, with elegance and an interesting, quasi-unique character stemming from its use of the Trepat grape. Lively in terms of bead but smooth and not the least bit harsh; food-friendly, with cherry and red plum flavors. Will go well with smoked fish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Light gold in color, with a yeasty, toasted corn nose. Full-bodied, with a mellow bead, butterscotch, pithy apple and a peppery bite to the palate. Because it’s 100% Macabeo it comes across a little monotone and cidery, which may also be due to age and barrel fermentation of the base wine. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
If this isn’t one of the best bubblies in Spain, then what is? It gets no dosage, so what you taste is just the natural flavor of top-shelf Macabeo, Xarello and Parellada—aged four plus years on its yeast. The flavors are pure light citrus and tropical fruit along with some toast and cream. The finish is persistent, the mouthfeel ethereal. Editors’ Choice. —M.S.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is an austere, uncommon wine made entirely from Macabeo. The nose offers baked apple and bread dough, which is followed by green apple and melon flavors and a touch of smoky dryness. It’s an agile wine with a dry, snappy finish that offers some lime and talc. —M.S.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The soft, attractive mildly yeasty nose leads into a pear-and-apple palate with shades of vanilla. The grapes for this wine come from vines that are at least 30 years old, and because of that there’s richness and depth not offered by most other cavas. On the finish, sublime notes of melon and papaya are present. This could be Torelló’s most elegant cava. —M.S.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a bit spunkier and sweeter than its more refined big brothers. It has a fresh eggy nose, a dry apple-dominated palate, and a fresh, zippy, cleansing finish. It is a perfect apéritif or party bubbly, one with a smooth, defined character and lots of punch, but not a ton of complexity. Best Buy. —M.S.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
I love the funky amphora-shaped bottle as much as the forward nature of the wine. Starts with a full blast of toast, which is backed by a richer butterscotch aroma. This is a cava that provides a big mouthful; the palate is dry and wheaty, while the backing flavors of cinnamon and apple are live-wire.
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