ELABORATION
GRAN RESERVA 2012 BRUT

Fusion of our native varieties grapes Xarel.lo, Macabeu and Parellada with Chardonnay and Pinot noir. 
Cava Gran Reserva: second fermentation in the bottle ageing on the yeast for more than 48 months in our cellars where developed the prefect maturity and aromatic potential.
Equilibrate and harmonic.

VINEYARDS: PENEDÈS TERROIR

Grape varieties: Xarel.lo, Macabeu, Parellada and Chardonnay.
Region: D.O. Cava. Sub region: Upper Penedes (Parellada and Chardonnay) and Central Penedes (Xarel.lo and Macabeu).
Climate: mild Mediterranean.
Soil: clay and calcareous.
Altitude of the vineyards: 110m (Xarel.lo), 250m (Macabeu) and 315m (Parellada and Chardonnay).
Annual rainfall: an average of 465 litres per square metre.

1st FERMENTATION: MUST TO BASE WINE

Harvest: hand gathered to select the best grapes. Between September and October when each variety is at its peak of maturation. Pressing and must fermentation: pneumatic press. Musts selection, only the best juices will be for the Duran Gran Reserva elaboration. Each variety of grapes fermented separately at a constant temperature of 16ºc in stainless steel tanks.

2nd FERMENTATION: BASE WINE TO GRAN RESERVA

The base wine blending: Xarel.lo 30%, Macabeu 25%, Parellada 20% and Chardonnay 25%.   
Bottling period: February. 
Fermentation temperature: 15-18 ºC.
Ageing period: for more than 48 months. Vintage dated each year.
Production vintage 2012: 18.512 bottles.