Colet-Navazos Extra Brut Reserva 2009

Colet-Navazos Extra Brut Reserva is a long-aged Penedès sparkling, fermented with flor yeast and dosed with sherry, released from the producers' library.

The collaboration between Sergi Colet and Equipo Navazos started in 2003 with a discussion of what Jerez and Champagne share: chalk soils, and wines built on aged reserves. The bottling sits within the Penedès DO and is made by the Champagne method from Xarel·lo and Chardonnay base wines grown organically at Pacs del Penedès and Sant Martí Sarroca. What makes it unlike any other Spanish sparkling is the use of a small amount of flor yeast in the secondary fermentation and the use of various La Bota sherries for the dosage. The Extra Brut is given roughly three years on lees, the Reserva a fourth. This is a library release with a long stretch of additional bottle age behind it, which in these wines tends to deepen the savoury, nutty side without dulling the acidity.

Drink now, with oysters, charcuterie, fried seafood or mature hard cheese. Serve at 8°C in a white wine glass rather than a flute.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.