Raventos i Blanc de Nit' Rosado Espumoso 2017 Sparkling Wine

A rose of great elegance. Delicate, with strawberries and rose petals. Fruit driven its juicy and gentle, with delicate bubbles underpinning the fruit and adding freshness and vibrancy. Fresh acid balances the whole and makes it a very drinkable wine.

A medium bodied sparkling where the grapes for this wine come from the vineyards surrounding the family home and are farmed biodynamically.

Raventós i Blanc are a small, family-owned house, based on 90 hectares at Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Although a growing estate since 1497, it wasn't until 1984 that family patriarch Josep Maria Raventós and scion Manuel Raventós i Negra struck out with their own brand, produced entirely from estate fruit. From 2012, Raventós ceased from calling their wines Cava, preferring their own appellation; Conca del Riu de Anoia. Raventós i Blanc are solely responsible for the birth of this would-be appellation, which they admit will take a generation to achieve full force. Current family head, Pepe Raventós, lists organic viticulture, proper custodianship of a land for the future, and the centality of life based around a 'masia' (farmhouse) as key motives for the shift. This is an arcadian dream of a Catalan country culture deeply rooted in the land, resulting in a balanced ecology partly concerned with producing estate-based, high-quality wines based entirely on local grapes.

The grapes for this wine come from the vineyards surrounding the family home and are farmed biodynamically. The blend of 48% Xarel.lo, 15% Macabeo, 32% Parellada & 5% Monastrell is vinified in stainless steel tanks followed by blending and secondary fermentation in the bottle where it is aged for a minimum of 18 months and contains less than 6g/l dosage.

This medium bodied sparkling would pair well with roasted duck.