Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut shines at table with the precision of Codorníu and the elegance of a great Cava with long ageing. Chardonnay, Xarel·lo and Parellada come together in a fresh, complex and creamy style, with finesse and personality. Let yourself be won over by its character.
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut es un cava Gran Reserva de la D.O. Cava que nace de chardonnay, xarel·lo y parellada. Codorníu firma este espumoso con el sello de la colección Ars Collecta, un proyecto que reúne viñedos muy bien escogidos para sacar lo mejor de cada variedad y darle al vino una personalidad fina, precisa y con mucho fondo.
Procede de viñedos de Chardonnay situados en zonas de altura, con clima fresco y suelos calcáreos, unas condiciones que ayudan a conservar la acidez y la pureza aromática. Su elaboración sigue el método tradicional, con segunda fermentación en botella y una crianza prolongada sobre lías que suma complejidad, cremosidad y ese punto de panadería tan agradable que hace que el conjunto gane en elegancia.
Codorníu, asentada en Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, es una casa histórica y pionera en la elaboración de cava desde 1551. Hoy sigue siendo una referencia de primer nivel, uniendo tradición e innovación con la experiencia de Bruno Colomer y el saber hacer de Grupo Raventós Codorníu. Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut resume muy bien esa forma de entender el vino: respeto por el origen, precisión en bodega y carácter propio.
Pairing
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blanc Brut elevates any table with its freshness, its fine bubbles and its elegant profile. It pairs marvellously with grilled prawns, sautéed scallops, goose barnacles and langoustines, and also shines with sushi, sashimi, fish carpaccio and tartare. In the kitchen, it pairs well with baked cod, grilled monkfish or seafood rice dishes. If you’re after a more informal pairing, try seafood canapés, delicately smoked items and salads with fresh fruit.
Serving temperature
Region
Grape variety
33% Xarel·lo, 34% Chardonnay, 33% Parellada
Type of barrel
Barricas de roble francés
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
9 meses
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
7.4
Sugar
9
pH
2.91
Alcohol content (% vol.)
11.5
Winemaking
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blanc Brut 2021 is produced as a cava designed to offer freshness, precision and a very clean expression of Chardonnay, Xarel·lo and Parellada. After a gentle pressing in a membrane press, the must ferments in small lots at 17 °C, a vinification that helps preserve the aromatic finesse and the overall tension. Additionally, a small percentage of the must is vinified in French oak barrels, contributing greater complexity to the coupage without losing the youthful and vibrant profile that defines this wine.
Aging
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut matures for 9 months at a constant temperature, maintained by the thick walls of the cellars, after careful winemaking in small lots and with a portion of the must vinified in French oak barrels to add greater complexity to the coupage. No specific ageing time in bottle is specified prior to its release onto the market.
Description
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut comes from a careful selection of vineyards in Costers del Segre, the central plain of the Penedès, and the Pla de Manlleu, where each variety expresses its best version depending on the climate of origin. The Chardonnay provides freshness and balance from Segrià, under a continental climate, while the Xarel·lo and the Parellada come from vineyards in the Penedès and the Pla de Manlleu, in a Mediterranean setting that favours slow ripening and good aromatic concentration. The night harvest in the early part of August helps preserve the fruit's purity and the vivacity of the whole, resulting in a young cava, very fresh and especially expressive.
Climate
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut originates from vineyards with two very marked climatic influences: the Chardonnay comes from Costers del Segre, a continental climate, while Xarel·lo and Parellada come from Penedès and Pla de Manlleu, where the Mediterranean climate dominates. That combination, together with a night harvest and expressive vineyards, provides balance, liveliness and a notable aromatic finesse.
Viticulture
Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Brut comes from a careful selection of vineyards worked with a land-respecting viticulture, aimed at expressing to the fullest the personality of each variety. The Chardonnay from Segrià, the Xarel·lo from the Penedès and the Parellada from high-altitude vineyards in Pla de Manlleu are harvested at the optimum ripeness, with special attention to balance and the freshness of the grape.
The night harvest allows aromas to be preserved better and to avoid oxidation, while the plot selection seeks healthy, concentrated grapes with good acidity. The result is viticulture of traditional and sustainable style in its philosophy, focused on respect for the vineyard and on obtaining a clean, expressive and high-quality raw material for a young, fresh and complex cava.
View
Very pale colour, with very light golden reflections. Despite its youth, it shows very fine bubbles that form continuous threads and a persistent ring, a reflection of a slow fermentation in the bottle.
Nose
Discover a delicate and expressive nose, in which the first notes of fresh fruit stand out, followed by an elegant bouquet of white flowers. Next, hints of stone fruit appear, with notes of peach and nectarine, adding breadth and a very pleasant aromatic sensation. A cava with a fine, fresh and complex aroma profile, that gains intensity and nuance as it opens in the glass.
Mouth
On the palate, Ars Collecta Blanc de Blanc Brut presents a broad, creamy entry, with a very fine texture that envelops the palate from the first sip. It is a balanced and complex cava, with good freshness and a lively mouthfeel that brings dynamism without losing elegance. Its profile is harmonious and persistent, with a very polished taste that leaves a crisp and refined impression.
Located in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Codorníu is the oldest producer of cavas in Spain, with origins dating back five centuries. The company is the seed of one of the most important wine groups in Europe, with fifteen iconic wineries spread across Spain, Argentina, and California, as well as 3,000 hectares of owned vineyards. It is the second-largest cava producer in Spain, with an output of 45 million bottles. Until the Carlyle group acquired the majority of its shares in 2018, it was the oldest family-owned business in the country. Behind it stand 18 generations of a family of winemakers.
The modern history of Codorníu began in 1872, when Josep Raventós Fatjó, after a trip to the Champagne region, produced his first cava using three local grape varieties (macabeo, xarel.lo, and parellada) following the traditional or 'champenoise' method of double fermentation. Since then, Codorníu has been producing its cavas in a group of buildings declared a National Historic-Artistic Monument in 1976, designed in modernist style by architect Puig i Cadafalch. Codorníu exports nearly 45% of its production to almost a hundred countries worldwide.
