Popped and poured. Yeasty sawdust aroma. Pleasant flavor of baked apple. Lemony finish.
Good. Seems simple at first, but there's a little more going on underneath than is immediately apparent. Nicely structured, firm backbone, appealing flavors. Great value for the price.
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Very light pale lime green color. Aromatic nose with some slightly smoky and rubbery hints that seem to be quite typical of Cava, along with tropical aromas of peach and pineapple, lemon marmalade, some floral tones, a little bit of honey, a hint of sweet apple and a touch of woolly lanolin. Very distinctive and interesting. The wine is dry, quite intense and medium-bodied on the palate with flavors that repeat the elements of the nose, along with light notes of toasty autolysis, some stony minerality, a little bit of herbal bitterness and a hint of chopped nuts. The mousse feels very small and fine, but also very persistent. Nice, lively and quite high acidity. Overall this feels like your basic Cava that you can buy here for 10€, but only in a remarkably more complex, intense and characterful take on the style. The finish is quite long, crisp and acid-driven with intense flavors of stony minerality, herbal bitterness, some yeasty French bread, a little bit of rubbery character, a hint of lemon curd and a touch of key lime.
A very nice, interesting and characterful Cava - even as the entry-level bubbly of the house this wine puts a great majority of the Cavas we have here to shame. Lovely on its own and shows great structure in regards to pairing it with food. A bit expensive here at 18,99€, but still manages to deliver for the price.
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Not a lot of nose but does have a very light mineral touch. Taste: Minerals and grape fruit. Develops with time and also open up a bit more with temperature approaching 10-12 deg. celsius.
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WSET Level 2 Class 8 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, pale lemon, with somewhat course, fast bead. Nose is clean, pronouced intensity, aromas of ripe apple, lees, and a slightly funky warm rubbery note. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium- body, with flavours of crisp apples, citrus, hint of nuts. Mousse is fine and somewhat brief. Finish is medium to medium+. Good quality Cava.
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Paella Feast (Chez Christianne, San Francisco, CA): Light yellow color with steady, small bubbles; chalky, tart peach, mineral, ripe pear nose; tasty, tart poached pear, chalk, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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10/1/2017 - mtesar Likes this wine: 89 Points
Příjemné perlení, lehce kouřová vůně.
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3/1/2015 - wineshlub wrote: 88 Points
Popped and poured. Yeasty sawdust aroma. Pleasant flavor of baked apple. Lemony finish.
Good. Seems simple at first, but there's a little more going on underneath than is immediately apparent. Nicely structured, firm backbone, appealing flavors. Great value for the price.
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8/9/2014 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points
Dosage 8 g/l.
Very light pale lime green color. Aromatic nose with some slightly smoky and rubbery hints that seem to be quite typical of Cava, along with tropical aromas of peach and pineapple, lemon marmalade, some floral tones, a little bit of honey, a hint of sweet apple and a touch of woolly lanolin. Very distinctive and interesting. The wine is dry, quite intense and medium-bodied on the palate with flavors that repeat the elements of the nose, along with light notes of toasty autolysis, some stony minerality, a little bit of herbal bitterness and a hint of chopped nuts. The mousse feels very small and fine, but also very persistent. Nice, lively and quite high acidity. Overall this feels like your basic Cava that you can buy here for 10€, but only in a remarkably more complex, intense and characterful take on the style. The finish is quite long, crisp and acid-driven with intense flavors of stony minerality, herbal bitterness, some yeasty French bread, a little bit of rubbery character, a hint of lemon curd and a touch of key lime.
A very nice, interesting and characterful Cava - even as the entry-level bubbly of the house this wine puts a great majority of the Cavas we have here to shame. Lovely on its own and shows great structure in regards to pairing it with food. A bit expensive here at 18,99€, but still manages to deliver for the price.
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3/11/2014 - CRUSHER wrote: 88 Points
good value
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10/4/2013 - olioli wrote: 90 Points
Le dernier d'une longue série du 2009...
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7/13/2013 - olioli wrote: 91 Points
Mon Cava préféré dans cette zone de prix (20$ au QC).
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5/18/2013 - millesime66 wrote: 87 Points
Bien fait , même très bon, sans être excitant ni spécifique. Bon Cava bien équilibré , belle prise de mousse et pas sucré du tout.
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1/17/2013 - strawbo Likes this wine: 87 Points
Not a lot of nose but does have a very light mineral touch. Taste: Minerals and grape fruit. Develops with time and also open up a bit more with temperature approaching 10-12 deg. celsius.
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12/28/2012 - twon Likes this wine: 86 Points
Very straightforward cava. Very one note but not offensive. Gets better as time goes along.
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12/16/2012 - AHSpiritus Does not like this wine: 85 Points
All of my 12 bottles had a bad cork-smell.
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12/10/2012 - fries Likes this wine:
WSET Level 2 Class 8 (BCIT Downtown Campus, Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Clear, pale lemon, with somewhat course, fast bead. Nose is clean, pronouced intensity, aromas of ripe apple, lees, and a slightly funky warm rubbery note. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium- body, with flavours of crisp apples, citrus, hint of nuts. Mousse is fine and somewhat brief. Finish is medium to medium+. Good quality Cava.
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8/18/2012 - JOsgood wrote:
Didn't care much for it. Too dry and lacking any substance.
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8/5/2012 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Paella Feast (Chez Christianne, San Francisco, CA): Light yellow color with steady, small bubbles; chalky, tart peach, mineral, ripe pear nose; tasty, tart poached pear, chalk, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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6/16/2012 - leonardo_de_araujo wrote: 84 Points
Good low price cava
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6/16/2012 - leonardo_de_araujo wrote: 84 Points
Good cava for the price
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5/26/2012 - czar33 wrote: 90 Points
Encore une fois un des meilleurs mousseux sur le marché québécois, sous les 20$.
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