Celler Kripta Franc Brut Reserva 2021

The 2021 Franc was produced with 50% Macabeo, 30% Parellada and 20% Xarel.lo, a recurrent blend here, aged for three years in bottle and adjusted to six grams of sugar, so a brut. It has a textbook Cava nose, with notes of aromatic herbs and even a touch of camphor, and a light and fresh palate, sharp, with the sugar balancing the acidity. This is an evolution of the Brut Reserva. 350,000 bottles produced. The bottle I tasted was disgorged in March 2025, a couple of weeks before I tasted it. - Luis Gutiérrez.