Raventos I Blanc 'De Nit' Rosado Espumoso Conca del Riu de Anoia 2023

Raventos I Blanc 'De Nit' Rosado Espumoso Conca del Riu de Anoia 2023$27. 99 6+ bottles (code: 6saves2) 92 pts Wine Advocate The 2023 De Nit is a pale ros produced with 50% Xarel. lo, 34% Macabeo, 9% Parellada and 7% Monastrell from organically farmed vineyards. It refermented in bottle with lees for 18 months. In this third year of heat and a lack of water, many old vines died; Xarel. lo and Sumoll behaved better. By lowering the yields and keeping the poise, the wines have tension and freshness and don't show any

with the final mixture having around 50% of the whole cluster

the villa is surrounded by vineyards planted on southwest-facing slopes of volcanic tufa soils

white pepper

30% Carignan

There's good intensity here

although aging for all three wines is three years in wood

A shimmering note of acidity shot through with a touch of caramel lingers in the mouth

there are no records or instances of the grape being used in any production capacity

Our Tasting Note: Med+ ruby core

but compared with the more-austere 2023

Aged for 18 months in barrel

and in general