Open that bottle night is a great idea to drink those bottles of wine that you look at and occasionally stroke, hoping that the right occasion will just present itself. It is also probably a better idea if all my wine wasn't on the other side of the world. Nay bother, where there's a will there's a way and my way was to try the vintage cava I had previously been eyeing up on The Matterhorn wine list.
Augusti Torello Mata has created a real gem that shows his passion and precision in producing sparkling wine. Located in the heart of Cava-land, Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Penedes, Mata was the first of his family to get into the wine business back in the 1950's. The Xarel-lo, Parellada and Macabeo old vines are maintained with a nod to sustainability, hand harvested with each vineyard vinified separately and then aged for three years before release.
Augusti hasn't been wasting his time, this was superb! Before I tucked into it, the wine was a sight to behold, columns of tiny bubbles formed fine beading on the rim and the nose was a pronounced mix of almonds, crisp green apples, crackers (edible not party) and yeasty fresh bread proving.
On the palate it was far softer and riper than I was expecting, those big flavours from the nose had mellowed to sit very comfortably together bound by a very creamy mousse. Not the longest finish I've had from a glass of sparkling wine but last night it performed beautifully. An absolute gem that would change people's minds about cava being just a party plonk.
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