Raventos i Blanc Conca del Riu Anoia Brut Textures de Pedra 2021 PET-NAT sitting cheek-by-jowl with the 1er

sitting cheek-by-jowl with the 1er Crus

and a cool summer kept everything in classical proportion

Petit Meslier

Picón—the island's dark volcanic ash—absorbs precious rainwater that nourishes vines in a punishing climate of just six inches annual rainfall and relentless wind

Raventos i Blanc Conca del Riu Anoia Brut Textures de Pedra 2021 PET-NAT sitting cheek-by-jowl with the 1erWhen Ravents i Blanc broke with Cava in 2012 to establish their own appellation, the goal was to make sparkling wine that could speak about specific places and Textures de Pedra is the clearest expression of that idea. Sourced entirely from the Vinya Ms Alta, the highest, stoniest plot on the estate, this is a vintage cuve built on local red grapes: Xarello Vermell (a pink skinned mutation) and the high acid, almost Nebbiolo like Sumoll. There's