Raventos I Blanc Conca Del Riu Anoia Brut Rose De Nit 2021

Raventós i Blanc is the story of a family inextricably linked to their land, a winemaking tradition going back over 500 years, proven by ancient documents still held at the estate. The Raventós i Blanc estate, which has belonged to the Raventós family since 1497, covers 300 acres of vineyards, woodlands and a lake in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. Following this line of succession, in 1872 Josep Raventós Fatjó made the first bottle-fermented wine in Spain using native grapes from this estate. Raventós i Blanc, the longest, documented viticulture tradition in the world, owned by the same family since 1497.

Raventós i Blanc, loyal to its tradition, make the relationship between human and nature central to the winemaking philosophy. In order to achieve wines of the greatest authenticity and typicity they returned to the traditional method of vine-growing, which was already being used on the estate in 1497: the interaction between the land, microclimate, vines, animals and the people who work in the estate. Their  goal  is  to  ensure  that  their estate  is  treated  with  the  utmost authenticity and tradition, placing an absolute priority on soils, climate and native grape varieties.

In November 2012, the family decided to leave the DO Cava and create their own more strictly defined and geographically specific appellation: Conca del Riu Anoia. It was born to create wines coming from a single estate, a specific climate, native grape varieties and a rigorous, well-defined and respectful form of viticulture, in other words, a faithful reflection of where the wine comes from; the River Anoia Valley. An estate with the perfect terroir for producing, probably, the most mineral sparkling wine.

Starting from a base of classic varieties, this elegant rosé achieves its personality and color tone with a small percentage of the Monastrell red variety. A delicate and fresh rosé sparkling wine with 18 months of aging.

"The 2021 De Nit Extra Brut Rosé from Raventós I Blanc is composed from a blend this year of forty percent Xarel-lo, thirty-five percent Macabeu, twenty percent Parellada and five percent Malvasia de Sitges. It was aged for a year and a half sur latte and was disgorged in April of 2023. The wine is a very pale salmon color and offers up a bright and precise bouquet of wild strawberries, white peach, salty minerality, lemongrass and citrus peel. On the palate the wine is vibrant, focused and full-bodied, with a lovely core and mineral undertow, frothy mousse and fine length and grip on the impeccably balanced finish. Fine juice. Drink from 2023-2040.” - 91 Points, John Gilman

Producer: Raventós i Blanc

Country: Spain

Region: Catalunya

Varietal: Xarel·lo, Macabeu, Parellada, Monastrell

Appellation: Conca del Riu de Arnoia

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml