Avinyó ‘La Ticota’ Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava 2016

Avinyó ‘La Ticota’ Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava 2016

$39.99 on 3+ US Low
$41.99 reg

The outstanding 2016 La Ticota Gran Reserva Cava de Guarda Superior in this offer is the finest vintage the Esteve family has made of this wine to date. In 2022, Avinyó earned the prestigious designation of Elaborador Integral, a new certification signifying Avinyó as a top producer of estate-grown organic wines, with similarities to Récoltant-Manipulant in Champagne. Planted in 1940 by their grandfather, La Ticota is one of Spain’s most distinctive and complex single-vineyard sparkling wines. 

Planted in 1940 by their grandfather, La Ticota is Avinyó’s oldest single vineyard. The vineyard is 2ha of organically-farmed xarello and macabeo grapes, hand-harvested by the family. La Ticota is one of Spain’s most distinctive and complex single-vineyard sparkling wines, produced in very limited quantities in only the best vintages.

Site: La Ticota (2ha) at 250m 
Grapes: 85% Xarel-lo and 15% Macabeo
Vine Age: Vines planted in 1940 (93 years old)
Soil: Clay Calcareous
Secondary Fermentation: Méthode traditionnelle 
Aging: 60+ months on the lees before disgorgement
Disgorgement: September 2022 
Farming: Certified Organic