50 Great Cavas 2017 Results by Wine Pleasures

December 05, 2016
By winepleasures

50 Great Cavas 2017 winner gramona-iii-lustros-brut-nature-gran-reserva-2007Golden Bubbles: Wine Pleasures announces the Gold medal winning Cavas for 2017.

Gramona III Lustros Brut Nature Gran Reserva 2007 wins the competition with Gold and receives a score of 98 points has been classified as Exceptional.

3 Cavas also with Gold and classified as Exceptional each with 97 points are Capità Vidal Gran Fuchs de Vidal Cava Brut Nature, Gramona Celler Battle Brut Gran Reserva 2005 & Gramona Argent Rosé.

Still in the Gold medal category and classified as Outstanding (96 -94 pts) are the following Cavas: Valldosera Subirat Parent Brut Nature (Finca Valldosera), Grand Cuvée (Summaroca), Ramón Canals Gran Reserva Limitada 2010 & Duran 5V Gran Reserva (Canals Canals), Gramona Imperial Brut Gran Reserva (Gramona), Adernats Gran Reserva Brut Nature (Adernats), kripta Gran Añada 2006 (Agustí Torelló), Cava Gran Reserva “Cuvée Antonio Mascaró” & Cava Rosado Mascaró Brut “Rubor Aurorae” (Mascaró), Montesquius Gran Reserva 2004 Brut Nature Magnum (Montesquius), Pere Mata Reserva Familia, Pere Mata Cuvée Barcelona & Pere Mata Cupada Rosé (Mata i Coloma),  Lágrima Real 2010 (UVESTE) Cava Mas Tinell Carpe Diem 2007 (Mas Tinell), Celler Vell Gran Reserva Extra Brut 12 (Celler Vell), Essential (Juvé y Camps), Codorníu Reina María Cristina Blanc de Noirs & Jaume Codorníu Gran Reserva 2011 (Codorníu), Vallformosa Cava 150 Brut Gran Reserva (Vallformosa) & Castellroig Brut Nature Reserva (Sabaté i Coca).

61 Cavas classified as Highly Recommended were awarded Silver medals. Most of the medals were awarded to producers in the Penedès wine region (Catalonia) but several awards went to producers in Calatayud, Extremadura, La Rioja & Valencia. Some interesting retail prices too amongst the 50 Greats ranging from €5,95 to €50 Euros making Cava a luxury you can afford whenever you wish.

Those looking to splurge on long aged Cava (Cava Grand Reserva Larga Crianza) should try to get their hands on prize winners from prestigious Cava producers Agustí Torelló –  kripta Gran Añada 2006 (120 months), RRP €80 & Gramona – Celler Battle Brut Gran Reserva 2005 (120 months), RRP €50.

Mata I Coloma (Sant Sadurní) received three Golds for its Pere Mata Reserva Familia, Pere Mata Cuvée Barcelona & Pere Mata Cupada Rosé.

The 2017 edition of 50 Great Cavas takes the form of a 34 page full colour collectable digital magazine and contains all the Gold and Silver medal winners with photos and tasting notes for each. 50 Great Cavas 2017 is a useful resource for both the trade and the end wine consumer/wine traveller. Click on the banner below to view the publication:

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