Conde de Subirats Brut Rose
"Lively scents of fresh red berries, orange zest and rose...The sappy, spicy and focused palate offers juicy raspberry and cherry flavors that firm up on the back half." —
Josh Raynolds, Vinous Media
Grape(s)
50% Trepat, 50% Pinot Noir
Altitude/Soil
200-250 meters / sandy, lime-rich clay
Farming Methods
Sustainable, Integrated Pest Management, CO2 reduction schemes in place, Vegan
Harvest
Hand harvested fruit
Production
Each variety was fermented separately at very low temperatures for 30 days, 6 week secondary fermentation in its own bottle
Aging
Aged for a minimum of 15 months and up to 20+ months on the lees prior to disgorging
Conde de Subirats Brut Rose
NV
90 (VfC)
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View from the Cellar |
The Conde de Subirats Cava non-vintage Brut Rosé is composed from a cépages of fifty
percent each of Trepat and Pinot Noir, grown on sandy soils with plenty of limestone. This bottle
is from the base year of 2022 and was disgorged in July of 2024, with a finishing dosage of 8.5
grams per liter. The wine is a pale salmon color and delivers a refined bouquet of wild strawberries, gentle notes of tangerine, chalky soil tones, dried flowers and a touch of bread dough. On the palate the wine is crisp, precise and full-bodied, with a good core of fruit, fine soil undertow, frothy mousse and good length and grip on the complex and nicely balanced finish. To my palate, this might have been even a bit more refined on the backend with a dosage of six grams per liter or so, just to let more of its lovely chalky minerality shine forth on the finish. But, it is very tasty just the way it is as well! 2025-2035.
John Gilman, Issue 1117, May– June 2025 |
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