The Wine Advocate - 30th Sept 2022 - Luis Gutiérrez - 2016 Gramona La Cuvee Reserva 2018 - 91/100 - $25 - 2022-2025
The 2018 La Cuvee was produced with a blend of 60% Xarel.lo, 30% Macabeo and 10% Parellada, aged with the lees in bottle for 40 months and sold with 4.16 grams of residual sugar. It was a cooler vintage, and the wine is fresh; the dosage was adjusted by tasting, a little lower this year. It comes from the same vineyards as Imperial but has a little more body and a little lower acidity, making it a more approachable wine. It's classical and balanced, tasty and fresh, serious and with a dry finish. The most approachable of their sparkling wines. 70,000 bottles produced. Very good value for the by-the-glass market.