From the WINE ADVOCATE
RATING: 94 points
SOURCE: WA, #183
Jun 2009
The tete de cuvee is the 2003 Kripta Gran Reserva
Brut Nature. It is packaged in a bottle with a
rounded bottom designed so that it cannot be
placed on the table. It receives extended bottle
aging and is sourced from the estate’s oldest
vineyards. It offers up a refined, complex, delicate
bouquet, persistent small bubbles, mouth-filling
flavors, and exceptional length. Impeccably
balanced and with a seductive finish, it can compete
with the best of Champagne.
The Agusti Torello Mata Cavas rank with the best I
have tasted. Eighty percent of the production is sold
in Spain; only 20% is exported. They are all vintage
dated and have the disgorgement date on the back
label. Their two entry level Cavas were reviewed in
Issue 181, Spain’s Top 100 Values.
-Jay Miller |
