Mercat Brut Nature Cava

The nose is rounded and lovely with lees and stone fruits with some crushed stones and brioche. The palate is clean, bright and quite focused with moderate acid citrus fruits and a bright clean finish. - D&M TASTING NOTES

“A wonderful peachy bouquet that blossoms in the glass with hints of dried apricot and honeysuckle. The palate is very well-balanced with crisp acidity and a fine thread of bitter lemon that lends tension and poise, leading to a very champagnois finish. Excellent!” - 91 PTS, NEIL MARTIN, WINE ADVOCATE (04/2012)

DISTRIBUTOR NOTES:

TASTING: “A complex nose of ripe pear and brioche with zesty minerality on the palate and chalky soil notes. Stone fruits like apricots and nectarines are framed by a structure of acidity and limestone that show through due to the lack of dosage.”

BACKGROUND NOTES: “Inspired by Barcelona’s Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria – the quintessentially Catalan market destination where locals (and tourists alike) gather to eat, shop and gossip. Mercat Cava aims to evoke the same spirit of community, liveliness, and tradition. The Cava is made using traditional methods in the cellars of El Xamfra, where Francisco Dominguez hand crafts every bottle with the utmost attention and care. The Mercat Cava spends a minimum of 18 months aging on its lees and is finished with a very low dosage, allowing the chalky soils on which the old indigenous vines are grown, to shine through on the palate.”

QUICK FACTS:

BLEND: 50% Xarel.lo, 40% Macabeu & 10% Parellada
VINEYARDS: A selection of plots with vines ranging from 15-40 years old, planted on calcerous and clay soils.
WINEMAKING: The wine is vinified in the traditional method, aged for 18 months (twice the minimum for the DO) and disgorged to order.
DOSAGE: less than 0.5gr/l.