Corpinnat III Lustros

Gramona
Spain
Catalonia
2015

70% Xarel.lo and 30% Macabeo found in their estate vineyards between La Plana and Font Jui. For generations, the Gramona family has farmed these wines rooted in chalky and pebbly limestone soils. Certified organic and biodynamic, these vines are harvested by hand, carefully sorted, and pressed whole-cluster. After primary fermentation in tank, it is aged on the lees under cork for at least 84 months. After aging, riddling and disgorgement are done manually, and the wine is finished without dosage.

94 points
"The 2015 III Lustros Brut Nature was produced with a blend of 70% Xarel.lo and 30% Macabeo from the 22.5 hectares of the Font Jui vineyard (now mentioned on the labels). 2015 was warm and dry with low yields. The wine matured in bottle with the lees after refermenting in bottle closed with a cork stopper for close to eight years. It is a very intense and concentrated year, with complex aromas, expressive, elegant and balanced, with subtle smoke and toast aromas and a seamless palate that is velvety with abundant, very fine bubbles. From this year, the blend is different from that of Celler Batlle. 58,000 bottles produced. It was disgorged in November 2023."
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
May 16, 2024
95 points
"An irresistible sweet spot in Gramona's lineup, Lustros is 70% Xarel-lo and 30% Macabeo from the Font de Jui and La Plana vineyards. Such detail here, with up-front apple tart and cooked lemon fruit that open into honey and apple tart, marked out by intriguing complexities of oyster and fenugreek-like spice. Such a silky mousse for Catalonia here, delivering a wine of buzzing length and purity. Special Award – Corpinnat: Gramona Lustros 2015 Gramona rarely put a foot wrong, continuing to demonstrate a level of finesse and energy matched by only a few. Lustros (previously known as III Lustros), made from Xarel-lo and Macabeo from the Font De Jui and La Plana estates, is a wine of striking refinement and beautiful texture"
Tim Atkin,
Tim Atkin
Special Catalunya Report

SKU/Code: 
DB3604-15
Product Line: 
Wine
Sparkling
Varietal: 
Xarel-lo
Farming Type: 
Biodynamic