2014 | Castellroig (Sabaté i Coca) Reserva Familiar Brut Nature | Penedès | Spain

A long-aged, single-vineyard Xarel·lo sparkler — Castellroig's cult "Reserva Familiar," 60 months on the lees.

Castellroig (Sabaté i Coca) is a fourth-generation Penedès estate and one of Catalonia's finest traditional-method producers, championing the native Xarel·lo grape. "Reserva Familiar" is its flagship: 100% Xarel·lo from the single Terroja vineyard — iron-rich red soil over deep chalk — given around 60 months of lees aging as a bone-dry Brut Nature. Complex, saline and profound; artisanal Spanish sparkling at its peak.

A single-vineyard, long-aged Xarel·lo is Spain's answer to grower Champagne. Cult Penedès estate, 100% Xarel·lo, single-vineyard, 60 months lees → complex, saline, bone-dry → you're drinking artisanal Spanish sparkling at its finest.

• Xarel·lo — traditional-method sparkling, Brut Nature
• Penedès — Catalonia, Spain
• Castellroig (Sabaté i Coca) — "Reserva Familiar"
• Single Terroja vineyard · ~60 months lees aging

Bright apple, lime and white grapefruit over toasty, popcorn-like autolysis and a chalky, saline minerality with a fine mousse, crisp acidity and a long, dry, mildly salty finish. Translation: a complex, bone-dry Xarel·lo sparkler — citrus and orchard fruit over toasty, lees-driven depth and a saline, chalky frame. Pure and profound; grower-Champagne character from Penedès.

A single-vineyard traditional-method sparkler. Exactly the bottle for oysters, shellfish, cured meats, or a special aperitif.