Mas Candi Penedes Corpinnat Brut Nature 2022 extra-brut-selection Second wines from good estates

Second wines from good estates in great vintages remain one of the few honest ways to drink mature Bordeaux without a fight

He maintains an extensive library of reserve wines—52 different wines from 8 different vintages—creating a treasure house that allows him to craft cuvées of profound depth and complexity

savory weight that elevates it far beyond your average alpine white

It’s love in a bottle

and a tantalizing touch of sweetness

Mas Candi Penedes Corpinnat Brut Nature 2022 extra-brut-selection Second wines from good estatesCava has a factory problem, and this is the antidote. Mas Candi is a four person winemaking collective in the Penedes, something like the Catalan answer to Envinate, and at its 2006 inception it was making some of the only true grower Cava anywhere. They have since walked away from the Cava DO entirely in favor of Corpinnat, which demands organic farming, hand harvesting, mostly indigenous grapes and long aging before release. This Brut Nature is led