Poema, 'Pura,' Cava Brut, Penedes, Spain

About the Wine: 

A true Brut-style Cava, made with indigenous grape varieties. Made utilizing Metodo Tradicional, the same traditional method used to craft Champagne. Fresh, clean, citrus, mineral and Granny Smith apple aromas with toasted bread notes: a quintessential Cava.

About the Producer:

Poema is a small-production, quality-oriented Spanish wine producer crafting top value Cava.  Poema crafts high quality, small-production Cava in a sector of the Spanish wine industry that is dominated by large, volume-based producers. Poema carefully follows and exceeds the Cava DO’s stringent regulations and elaborate Champenoise method to craft its Brut, delicately sweet Extra Dry, sweet & balanced Dulce, and vibrant rosé, four exquisite and unique expressions of Cava.

Technical:

The Penedès valley’s three regions offer perfect terroirs for growing the trio of indigenous grapes used to craft traditional Cava. The High Penedès (over 500 meters above sea level) is hilly with a chalky soil, ideal for the Parellada grape, while the limestone and clay soils of the coastal Low and Central (up to 500 meters above sea level) Penedès are excellent matches for the Macabeo and Xarel-lo grapes.

Points of Distinction

• A small-production, quality-oriented Spanish wine producer crafting top value Cava

• Cavas made utilizing Metodo Tradicional, the same traditional method used to craft Champagne

• Cava grapes sourced in Penedès, the traditional quality center of the Cava growing zone

• Poema owns 20% of the vineyard sources; the rest are under long-term contract with growers who follow strict quality specifications.

• Fruit is sustainably farmed, using organic fertilizer and no herbicides