My July wines.

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It’ll take quite a while to read it all!

Hands on!

Sure I come back with some comments.

Regards.

Joan

Hi Gerry,

Nice to read you!

I completely, and utterly, agree with your comments about the Rosat Cavas, ....yeah, so charming!

Your tasting notes and quantity of cavas tasted is really stonishing.

Let me add some comments, though:

Agustí Torello Mata: Basically I agree, but recently the Reserva Barrica didn’t meet my hopes, and it is getting hard to get here... so.... Kripta, I tried only once, but looked so expensive, of course good, but I didn’t try anymore.. so.... Brut Nature Gran Reserva,... I just got one, it used to by the best choice. Let’s see :^D.

Raventós i Blanc: yes, I do agree. Perhaps you may try the Elizabet, very good balance and elegant.

Juvé i Camps: Yes, so good. Gran Juvé i Camps, is one of my favourites.

Llopart: Yes, very good indeed. The Rosat Microcosmos is the only rosat I found to be labelled as ’brut nature’. Very good.

Parxet: Very, very good as well. The Pinot Noir is quite interesting.

Privat: overwhelming cava, yes.

Segura Viudas: I miss in your comments the Torre Galimany, cava with some oak ageing. One of my beloved ones.

Of course there are many I did not try that I should. But as well I do think Jané Ventura is a nice choice for your future tastes, specially the Rosat, very astonishing this year. Also, I miss the Bertha, with a delicacy of Rosat Pinot Noir you may try.

Thanks a lot for reading me. And pls forgive my bad english.

Regards.

Joan

Dear Joan,

I greatly appreciate your comments and the time it took to write them. Mil gracias.

Many of the good cavas you pointed out as ommisions were generally wines that I either have not tasted or are not available in the U.S.

I am going to see if the Verema guys want to post the entire article along with the tasting notes.

My best, Gerry Dawes

It would be great if you could make a report out of it and post it in verema: ever so useful! ... still I’m amazed at how many wines you get in NY: Durham is not quite the same (is not even remotedly similar!!!!)

MaJesus

Hola, Maria Jesus

He propuesto a Juan Such que le queria enviar el articulo entero para publicar en Verema.

Nos veremos seguro en Octubre con el grupo de San Francisco.

Besos, Gerry

Both in English and in Spanish… if you like…. especially if it comes with you magnificent pictures….

... estoy en Durham, NC (USA), besos, MaJesus

that is: Gerry, in October I am in Durham, NC (USA) ... although I assume that everyone in this side of Verema knows enough Spanish to understand the messages ;)

MaJesus