Recaredo | Cava | Intens Rosat, Brut Nature | 2021 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Recaredo Intens Rosat, Brut Nature 2021 (bio)

Info

The base is Monastrell at 88%. 12% Garnatxa Negra is added to the wine. The high quality of craftsmanship at Recaredo is beyond question. The wines mature on the lees for at least 30 months under natural corks before being manually disgorged. All wines are bottled as Brut Nature.

Color

Bright, deep red, with light and rusty reflections. The perlage is restrained, almost serene – even, but reserved.

Nose

Initially rusty and bloody on the nose, unusual and original. This is followed by rosehip, red currant, wild raspberry, wild strawberry, as well as sweet and sour cherries, sour cherry, and a hint of rowanberry – not sweet, but earthy, tart, and woody. The aroma is reminiscent of baked red fruits with Mediterranean herbs. Mild spice, a touch of undergrowth, wet chalk, damp branches. Not a yeasty character in the classic sense, but more like a hint of shortcrust pastry in the background – subtle, structural.

Palate

On the palate, the salty, clear component emerges clearly: stony, linear, straightforward, with brilliant freshness. The fruit remains in the background, interspersed with forest notes and autumnal coolness. The acidity is medium-bodied, well-integrated, supported by the mineral-saline backbone. A wine that doesn’t impose itself, but rather captivates with its restrained power, its depth, and its origins. Consistent, independent, with substance and identity.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 93+

The intense rosé, neatly named 2021 Intens Rosat, has a dark pink color and is a wine that has grown in seriousness in the last few years and reached a new peak in 2021. It was produced with a blend of 88% Monastrell and 12% Garnacha from two small vineyards from the family. It macerated for six hours and had a short aging in oak and was produced with the traditional method of second fermentation in bottle and with a long aging, 31 months (they hope to extend it to 40 months). It has a primary nose with red berries and herbs, some toast and yeasty and leesy notes. What I liked the most is the serious and chalky palate—bone dry and with echoes from the limestone soils—and the sapid finish. 13,900 bottles produced. It was disgorged in October 2024.

Producer website: https://www.recaredo.com/en/