Naveran Cava Dama de Barcelona 2022 Grower Champagne A rich and creamy style

A rich and creamy style Calvados

fermented with indigenous yeasts and raised mostly in barrel with only a whisper of new oak

' a nod to the clay-and-chalk soils of Bethon in southern Champagne that give this cuvee its savory

Pinotage has a reputation problem

A vibrant spicy entry leads to an evolving palate of fruit

Naveran Cava Dama de Barcelona 2022 Grower Champagne A rich and creamy styleDama is Naveran's flagship, and it deliberately breaks the Cava mold: 85% Chardonnay with a splash of Parellada, rather than the usual Catalan trio. The Chardonnay is grown on the family's organic estate in the high Peneds and gives the wine real flesh orchard fruit, a creamy texture, a fine and persistent bead while the Parellada keeps it airy instead of heavy. A minimum of 18 months on the lees, often longer, builds a hint of pastry underneath.