2024 Blanc de Blancs, Raventós i Blanc

• Style: Crisp, herbaceous sparkling
• Taste: Grapefruit, wild herbs, citrus with refined persistent length
• Food: Shellfish, crustacean, sushi, soft cheese, light salads
• Occasion: Weeknight, Sunday lunch, celebration, aperitivo
• Serve: Cold, 8–10°C

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Pale and lively, this arrives with grapefruit and wild herbs—the brightness of cool mountain winds meeting Mediterranean sun. On the palate, there's full, generous substance that builds and lingers, with acidity sharp enough to cut through seafood, fried calamari, and tapas. At 12% alcohol and bone-dry, it tastes genuinely alive.

The Winery — Raventós i Blanc

Custodians of Spain's sparkling wine heritage since 1872, this family famously departed the Cava DO in 2012 to safeguard their work's integrity. Their 50 hectares in the Conca del Riu Anoia are farmed biodynamically across 44 micro-plots, each expressing its own soil and microclimate. The 2024 fruit grows on clay-loam soils rich in fossils in the younger La Plana vineyard, where mountain ranges on three sides balance protection with cooling winds. Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, and Malvasía are picked and vinified separately using native yeasts in stainless steel, then aged on the lees for 18 months without malolactic fermentation. Cool spring nights locked in acidity; warm days without extremes allowed steady ripening, yielding expressive, characterful wine.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This wine deserves a place at every celebration that doesn't quite feel formal enough for Champagne. The acidity cuts through seafood, calamari, and tapas beautifully. Pair with shellfish, crustacean, sushi, soft creamy cheese, and light salads. At 8–10°C, it works as an aperitivo, weeknight pour, Sunday lunch sparkler, or festive centrepiece. If you're exploring what sparkling wine from Catalonia can be beyond the mass-produced, this sits at the heart of our collection. Vegetarian and vegan too.