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Gramona Celler Batlle 2013

Gramona Celler Batlle

2013

£92.00

/ 0.75 L btl
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Spec sheet

TypeCava
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti12.0%
Production5,000 bottles

The wine

Celler Batlle is a historic Cava at Gramona and bears the surname of the founding family, the Batlles, who established the winery (originally Celler Batlle) in 1881.

What does this wine taste like?

Celler Batlle is an excellent Cava, truly magnificent, intense, profound and complex: those who have had the good fortune to taste one of their most emblematic vintages will find it difficult to forget. It is very rich in aromas of crystallised fruit (peaches, Golden Delicious apples and apricots), with citrus notes, hints of aromatic herbs (pine, holm oak) and musk, as well as endless ageing notes (crusts of toasted bread, hazelnuts, walnuts, toffee, praline, mocha...). It has a generous entry and is brimming with nuances; balanced, mature and creamy, it boasts a fine mousse and a mineral finish. A great Cava, comparable in its harmony and excellence to the finest Champagnes.

View
Straw yellow / Golden glints / Bright / Fine bubbles
Bouquet
Profound / Higly aromatic / Complex / Crystallised white fruit / Peach / Apple / Apricot / Aromatic herbs / Ageing notes
Mouth
Robust / Balanced / Ripe / Fresh

Drinking and storing

Serve between 10ºC and 12ºC

Food pairing

entrantes
Starters and suppers
embutidos-y-jamon
Sausages and ham
ensaladas
Salads
verduras-y-hortalizas
Vegetables
cocidos-y-potajes
Stews and casseroles
arroces
Rice
mariscos
Seafood
pescados
Fish
aves-y-carnes-blancas
Poultry and white meats
carnes-rojas
Red meat

All kinds of dishes / Throughout the meal

Ratings and awards

201198 PN
201097 PN
200995+ PK
200795 PK
200693 PK96 PN
200594 PK96 PN
PK: ParkerPN: Peñín

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

The 2009 Celler Batlle Brut is a blend of 65% Xarello and 35% Macabeo from an atypical vintage when the grapes ripened quite fast and achieve good sugars but didn't burn acidity, so the wines are powerful but retained a lot of freshness. This was adjusted to 5.5 grams of sugar after no less than 106 months in bottles closed with cork. (It's a brut, but a very dry brut. In reality, it could be an extra brut, but the mention is not very often used in Spain.) This has to be one of the finest vintages of this wine, with its great complexity, ripe aromas and nuance with notes of diesel, pollen, beeswax, hay and straw as well as the yeasty notes, toasty and smoky. It has detail and an explosive palate with pungent flavors, followed by a very dry finish that leaves a chalky sensation and a faint bitterness. It's powerful, but it's not heavy and it's not vinous. This is going to make a superb Enoteca in a few years. 5,400 bottles produced. It was disgorged in December 2018.

— Luis Gutiérrez (30/08/2019)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2009 - 95+ PARKER

Customer reviews

4.3/5
3 reviews
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Winemaking

This is a Cava that undergoes very long ageing, more than 100 months, to which Gramona adds its own particular touch, transforming it into a Brut Cava with a unique personality: a liqueur d'expédition with only 6-8 grams/litre of added sugar and the secret contained in a family solera over 100 years old; it's the final touch that culminates in a great masterpiece.

Gramona creates its Cavas in the most artisanal way possible, employing natural cork during the ageing period, special racks for riddling and manual disgorgement. It thus obtains elegant wines, with a fine and consistent mousse, wines of great balance and complexity, such as their exceptional Celler Batlle.

Ageing period120 months

Vineyards

Font de Jui

The grapes used in its making come from the La Plana estate, the land which also gives rise to the fantastic Gramona III Lustros and Gramona Enoteca, four hectares of Xarel·lo plus one hectare of Macabeo, planted on clay soils with a sandy substratum.

SoilCalcareous-clay / Sand
ClimateMediterranean
YieldsLow yields
OrientationSouth
Surface area5.00 hectares

The winery

Gramona

Gramona

Gramona is one of the most renowned wineries in the Cava sector and possesses a long tradition dating back to 1850. Located in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, its products succeed in expressing all the elegance and identity of a markedly Mediterranean terroir and are distinguished by the excellence accruing from the lengthy ageing periods spent in bottle, the common denominator found in the world's finest sparkling wines. Gramona enjoys a great reputation too for its still wines,...

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