Conca del Riu Anoia Brut Blanc de Blancs

Score

91

"Fresh and elegant white fruit and brioche aromas with a chalky, minerally touch. Nicely generous on the palate, with delineated, frothy beads and a bright finish. Medium-bodied with a linear, medium-long finish, where some subtle seashell notes loom at the end. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."

Score

91

Score

93

"50% Xarel-lo, with Macabeo and Parellada. 50% from the estate, focusing on the lower landand clay soils, and 50% grower fruit. There's an element of alchemy in this wine, whichmoves with an inner engine of freshness and energy that very few come near at this level.Super-crisp pale pear and lemon juice aromas are discreet and fine, marine and stony ratherthan varietally expressive, all shaped with tensile strength and beautiful directness.A remarkable standard. 2024-2025"

Score

93

"A steady stream of bubbles rises from the glass, releasing aromas of rising bread dough, slivered almonds and bergamot. Brilliant citrus and peach flavors are joined by notes of vanilla, honeysuckle and brioche alongside shimmering acidity that lingers on the palate. ‡M.D."

Score

90

"This is fresh and focused, lacy in texture, and a minerally version overall. Hints of smoke and stone show on the nose and a salty underpinning to the palate's range of tangerine, ripe yellow plum, blanched almond and chamomile. Xarel-lo, Macabeu, Parellada and Malvasia de Sitges. Disgorged March 2023. Drink now through 2026. 16,600 cases made, 9,000 cases imported. From Spain.‡A.N."