Raventós I Blanc Cava de Nit Rosé

Raventós i Blanc De Nit is one of Spain's most respected and elegant sparkling rosés. Although often associated with the word "Cava", Raventós i Blanc officially left the Cava D.O. in 2012 to create and champion a more restricted, terroir-focused geographical designation: Conca del Riu Anoia.

The Wine Advocate
RP 92

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

The 2023 De Nit is a pale rosé made with 50% Xarel.lo, 34% Macabeo, 9% Parellada and 7% Monastrell from organically farmed vineyards. It refermented in bottle on its lees for 18 months. In this third year of heat and water scarcity, many old vines died; Xarel.lo and Sumoll fared better. By reducing yields and keeping precision, the wines show tension and freshness without any sign of excess heat.

It's an extra brut with 12.5% alcohol and four grams of residual sugar. It has a nose and profile very similar to the Blanc de Blancs: Mediterranean, savoury and fresh, with small bubbles and a dry, chalky finish, showing great balance. It's more than a rosé. Excellent pleasure-to-price ratio.

215,000 bottles were produced, plus some smaller and larger formats.