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Manuel Raventos Negra Xarello (Cava)
I was quite surprised by the freshness of the 2012 Manuel Raventós Negra, despite the fact that the year was quite warm and the classical Raventós style is perhaps a little riper and fuller than the austere wines produced by others. This is a selection that changes with the year, and in 2012, it's a majority of Xarello with just a pinch of Macabeo. The wine is compact and fresh with some citrus notes intermixed with the strong sensation of the lees—smoky, yeasty and doughy. This bottle was disgorged in May 2019 and has been kept in bottle with the lees for a long time. 94/100