Juve Y Camps 2007 Milesime Gran Reserva Brut Cava

Posted by Keith Wallace on Dec 10, 2012 in Wine Reviews | 0 comments

The family behind this bottle has been growing grapes in  Catalonia, Spain for over two centuries. Since 1921, they have been producing the Spanish sparkling wine known as Cava. Like many wineries in the region, quality here has increased dramatically over the past decade. Bottlings such as their Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva Brut Nature and Rose Brut  highlight the winery’s ability to create excellent sparkling wines at highly competitive prices.

The Milesime is one of their best bottling every year, and the most unique. A typical cava is made with one or all of the three local grapes used for sparkling wine production: Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo. Occasionally a bit of Chardonnay is thrown into the mix. This bottle, however, is 100% Chardonnay which makes it often much more appealing to those who are looking for a Cru Champange-style wine without paying Cru Chapange prices.

Produced in a very  traditional Champagne style, it  spends three years on it’s lees before being released. Bakery scents are intoxicatingly prevalent on the nose.  Toast and cream  rise on the palate and the flavors sustain very well into a linear finish. Very tight bubbles bring out a touch of apple on the finish.