94 points/'Top 100 Best Buys of 2021,' Wine & Spirits: "Pepe Raventós adds depth and a touch of color to this estate-grown sparkler with fruit from monastrell vines planted in 1974. That addition lays a smoky note and red-fruit hints over a base of xarel-lo, macabeo and parellada. You could contemplate the narcissus scents, the peach fuzz, the brisk clarity of flavor for hours if you had some oysters, and if you didn’t immediately race through the bottle, as its elegance is hard to resist. (Aug 2021)"
92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2018 Brut Rosé “de Nit” from Raventós i Blanc is the palest salmon color one can imagine. The cépages is thirty-eight percent Xarel-lo, thirty percent Macabeu, twenty-six percent Parellada and six percent Monastrell added to give the wine its pale color. The wine was aged eighteen months sur latte and disgorged in November of 2020. The bouquet is pure and complex, wafting from the glass in a lovely constellation of tangerine, wild strawberry, salty minerality, just a whisper of orange blossom and a topnote of ocean breeze. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied and light on its feet, with a lovely core, fine mousse, bright acids and excellent focus and grip on the long and dancing finish. This was the first glass of sparkling wine I drank on my first visit to Cataluña and it has always retained a special place in my memory for that reason. It is so nice to see it every bit as refined in the 2018 vintage as it was a dozen years ago and I cannot overstate how beautifully this goes with tapas! 2021-2040. (Jan/Feb 2021)"
91 points Josh Raynolds (Vinous): "Shimmering orange-pink. Bright and sharply focused on the mineral-accented nose, displaying lively red currant and cherry scents and building floral and blood orange qualities. Taut and nervy on the palate, offering vibrant red berry and citrus fruit flavors that flesh out as the wine opens up. Shows fine definition and floral lift on the long, brisk finish, which leaves a dusty mineral note behind. Drink: 2021-2025. (Jun 2021)"
92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2018 Brut Rosé “de Nit” from Raventós i Blanc is the palest salmon color one can imagine. The cépages is thirty-eight percent Xarel-lo, thirty percent Macabeu, twenty-six percent Parellada and six percent Monastrell added to give the wine its pale color. The wine was aged eighteen months sur latte and disgorged in November of 2020. The bouquet is pure and complex, wafting from the glass in a lovely constellation of tangerine, wild strawberry, salty minerality, just a whisper of orange blossom and a topnote of ocean breeze. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied and light on its feet, with a lovely core, fine mousse, bright acids and excellent focus and grip on the long and dancing finish. This was the first glass of sparkling wine I drank on my first visit to Cataluña and it has always retained a special place in my memory for that reason. It is so nice to see it every bit as refined in the 2018 vintage as it was a dozen years ago and I cannot overstate how beautifully this goes with tapas! 2021-2040. (Jan/Feb 2021)"
91 points Josh Raynolds (Vinous): "Shimmering orange-pink. Bright and sharply focused on the mineral-accented nose, displaying lively red currant and cherry scents and building floral and blood orange qualities. Taut and nervy on the palate, offering vibrant red berry and citrus fruit flavors that flesh out as the wine opens up. Shows fine definition and floral lift on the long, brisk finish, which leaves a dusty mineral note behind. Drink: 2021-2025. (Jun 2021)"
| Product SKU | 703464 |
| Producer | Raventós i Blanc |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Penedès |
| Varietal | Champagne / Sparkling Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 375ml |
| Color | Rose |
| Blend | 38% Xarel-lo, 30% Macabeu, 26% Parellada, 6% Monastrell |
| ABV | 12.0% |
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