2001 Cava Enoteca Brut Gramona

Basically the same wine as the Brut Nature, the 2001 Enoteca Gramona Brut is a Gran Reserva that has a dosage for their centenary solera and finished with some six grams of sugar. The old wine added after the disgorgement adds to and balances the acidity. It's impossible not to compare the two 2001 Enoteca wines, and again at first I found myself preferring the Brut version which shows more nuances in the nose and also more pungent aromas with amplified notes of the autolysis, yeasts, bread and bakery. The palate feels rounder and there is noticeable sweetness toward the end, and even if I prefer the nose in the first place, the effect of the added old wine became more apparent with time and I ended up giving the edge to the Brut Nature. Two great Cavas anyway. 1,750 bottles produced.