2009 Vins El Cep Cava Kila Brut

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 87.8 points

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  5/7/2015 - sweetstuff wrote: 89 Points

  If I had looked more closely and saw that this was a Jorj Ordonez selection I wouldn't have ignored 2 bottles for a whole year. Cutting Edge Selections, Maremount, OH. Jorg, of course, is an astonishingly gifted Montilla-Morilles dessert winemaker, who studied with Kracher in the Neuseidlersee, Austria.
  
  Light neutral brass. Has a medium bead. Marmalade and spring flowers; veal soup, not neglecting the bakery notes. Very crisp with fine minerality.
  Delicate brothiness, with orange peel; foamy texture but with good white-wine tannins. At this age, quite savory and together. Assume integration will proceed with a year or two more. Fine clarity and definition.
  
  Recommend that this can be aged for more than the usual sec. A superb value even at Ohio prices.

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  3/10/2012 - mgriffith wrote: 86 Points

  Very pale in color. Not much by way of bubbles. Mineral notes. Medium to long finish with notable tannins and acid.

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  3/3/2012 - GigiGleason wrote:

  A Best Values from the Wine Spectator: "Tightly wound and focused, offering subtle notes of fresh flowers, pear, dried fruit and spice. Fresh, with a moderate finish. Drink now." (12/11) According to Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2009 Kila Cava displays a bit more grip and focus. Both vintages are excellent values for drinking over the next 12-18 months." (05/11) - K&L

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  1/1/2012 - Cooleyshasta wrote: 88 Points

  Sweet aroma, very light melon on the nose, honey, lemongrass, and brioche also present in the bouquet. Taste is very dry, mild acidity, and floral. Light to medium body. Bittersweet, medium-length finish. It was overall fine, but I tend to like my cava to have a bit more flavor. Very bright wine.

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  3/28/2011 - wino_tim wrote: 88 Points

  Flowing from the glass, this simply bursts with fruit, showing ripe, well-defined flavors of sweet pear, strawberry, raspberry and lemon curd. Medium to full bodied on the palate, soft, and vinious, finishing gently.

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