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Cava Mas Via Gran Reserva Brut
The 2009 Mas Via Extra Brut Gran Reserva, disgorged in April 2025, is phenomenal, complex, expressive, elegant and nuanced, with aromas of baked brioche, yeasts, crusty bread and aromatic herbs and flowers. This has been produced since the 1950s and is an exception, as it has 2.7 grams of dósage (Extra Brut, the majority of wines are Brut Nature, bone dry) to give it more weight. Produced with the trinity of varieties—Xarel.lo, Macabeo and Parellada—it was fermented and kept in barrel for one year and then put in bottle to referment. It comes in at 12% alcohol, with a pH of 3.02, 5.9 grams of acidity and 2.7 grams of residual sugar (a little lower) that make it neatly balanced. It's velvety, sleek and polished, with very fine bubbles and some tertiary sensations. It was kept in bottle with the lees under cork for 168 months or 14 years! 4,208 bottles produced. It was disgorged in April 2025.