Gramona Imperial Brut Corpinnat 2018
Gramona Imperial Brut Corpinnat
Region: Catalunya, Penedès
Vintage: 2018
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: 56% Xarel·lo 30% Macabeo 10% Parellada 4% Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Pale golden in colour, the aromas are dominated by ripe white fruit and a floral air, as well as citrus tones and hints of pastries and butter. On the palate, the creaminess accompanies a very fine bubbles and a particularly well-balanced freshness.
The four varieties are vinified separately to ensure that each one contributes to its full potential. Gramona Imperial, which was started by the third generation of the family, is the expression of the art of blending. In addition to the personality of each grape variety, the characteristics of the different plots are added. Obtaining the perfect blend year after year is an exercise in mastery that draws directly from the tradition of craftsmanship.
In 1850 Josep Batlle was working as a winemaker and grower for a family who owned the vineyards in La Plana, in the Anoia River valley. When phylloxera was ravaging the vineyards of France and much of Europe, Josep Batlle’s son, Pau, set about selling wine to the French sparkling wine producers, who knew the Catalonia region well, as it was their main cork supplier at the time. Using the Xarel·lo as a base, Pau learnt how to refine his own wines for this purpose. This led to him setting up his own winery, Cellar Battle, in 1881 and enabled him to buy the vineyards that his father used to work
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