Tasting - Dibon Cava Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada

Name: Dibon Cava
Variety: 45% Macabeo, 25% Xarel-lo, 30% Parellada
Region: Catalonia
Country: Spain
Year: 2012
Price: Regular Price $9.95

Winery Review

88 points – Wine Enthusiast

Made from 45% Macabeo, 25% Xarel-lo, 30% Parellada, the nose offers regal yeast and richness, while the palate has complexity to prop up apple, citrus and grapefruit flavors. Solid from front to back, with health and freshness. Cava, Catalan sparkling wine, is made mostly in the regions of Penedes, and the capital of cava is Sant Sadurni d´Anoia. Dibon is located in Vilafranca del Penedes, aproximately 20 Km from Sant Sadurni. The Dibon vineyard is in the process of becoming fully organic. It consists of 75 hectares of trellised vines 1000 feet above the Mediterranean Sea.

My Review
This wine presented a beautiful bright apple nose right in the beginning that was immediately rounded off with the finish of a medley of citrus fruits. This wine had that weirdly familiar ammonia aroma that most lighter colored wines tend to give off. The flavor was sweet with a well rounded finish that was not too bitter but not too sweet it was honestly a great tasting wine that I would highly recommend. I do not know much about wine blending but these grape varietals work well together. 

I did not eat food with this wine.