Biutiful Cava – Brut (11.5% abv)

The Biutiful Cava non-vintage Brut Nature is composed of a fairly unique blend of eighty percent Macabeu and twenty percent Chardonnay. It was aged for a year and a half sur latte prior to disgorgement and has less than a gram of residual sugar. The wine offers up a bright and stylish nose of lemon, tart pear, salty minerality, dried flowers and lemongrass. On the palate the wine is crisp, fullish and beautifully balanced, with frothy mousse, good mineral drive and a long, vibrant and fairly complex finish. This is a very well-made example and a superb value.