Producer: Cavas Llopart                                                  

Region: Subirats, Barcelona - Corpinnat 

Bottle: 75 cl

Grape Varieties: 40% Macabeo and 60% Xarel·lo

Type: Quality Sparkling Wine Brut Gran Reserve

Alcohol Content: 11.5% vol.

Serving Temperature: 6º - 8ºC.

A limited, numbered edition created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Llopart's iconic sparkling wine Ex.Vite

A long-aged, high-quality sparkling wine that takes its name from the family motto "Ex Vite", (from the vine, the life).

Production: 

It is a selected blend of Xarel·lo and Macabeu from three historic vineyards, planted between 1934 and 1981 in the unique setting of Les Flandes. A mountainous area with unique and privileged characteristics for grape cultivation, located at 380 metres above sea level and surrounded by an immense Mediterranean pine forest where great biodiversity and countless aromatic plants coexist.

Traditional method, manual harvest, organic viticulture. Use of the traditional method of manual riddling on racks and manual disgorging. Use of a natural cork stopper. Aged for over 100 months in bottle.

Limited production of 4250 bottles. Presented in a new and elegant case.

Tasting Notes: 

Golden colour, bright and intense with fine and constant bubbles. Elegant and complex nose, rich toasty nuts, balsamic and subtle smoked notes. Full and creamy, with hints of baked fruit and a long and dry finish. Very impressive.

CAVAS LLOPART

Cava Llopart is one of the oldest Cava Houses in Spain. The family’s history dates back to 1385, and the first Cava Llopart bottles were produced at the old country house cellar in 1887.  Despite a difficult start due to the phylloxera plague at the end of the 19th century, they managed to pull through together with great perseverance and hope by introducing the most suitable grape varieties to elaborate, high-expression, and complex cavas.

Today, Cavas Llopart is consolidated as a high-quality product by being true to their roots and using exclusive craft elaboration methods in accordance with the strict traditional system of "Champenoise".

They elaborate their sparkling wines at the family’s country estate, "Can Llopart de Subirats", situated in a mountainous area that was geologically formed 22 million years ago and where a great number of molluse fossils have been found. Here, the appropriate microclimate with moderate rainfall and the balanced grounds with a moderate level of nutrients and organic compost, shapping the perfect setting for vine cultivation, resulting in concentrated, balanced grapes of exceptional fineness that will define the personality of all their cavas and wines.

The wines from the winery are organically farmed and produced, duly certified by the authority CCPAE, the Catalan Council of Organic Production, the public watchdog responsible to the Catalan Government's Ministry of Agriculture.

Llopart is a founding member of the new brand, CORPINNAT, which stands for a collective European Union Brand established with the aim of distinguishing great sparkling wines made in the heart of the Penedès from 100% organic manual harvest, 100% vinification on the premises of the winery, and long ageing.