Canals & Munné cava

I had previously seen bottles of this cava producer in shops around Barcelona, but had never tried it, perhaps due to their rather staid and traditional labels. But yesterday, the family and I went to a late-Thanksgiving lunch at a friend's. Also attending was Eduard Montserrat, who works at the winery, and who had brought along a few bottles of their reserva rosé cava. It was great.

Typically, rosé cavas are made from trepat grapes, which tend to be somewhat light and un-inspiring. The Canals & Munné rosé is made from 75% Monastrell and 25% Garnacha, making for a more dynamic base, and is aged for nearly three years in the bottle, making for a nicely refined sparkler; not at all acidic with steady bubbles. In all, a very nice find.