Conde de Valicourt (D.O. Cava)

Montserrat family began to make cava in 1940. It all started timidly with grandfather Pere Montserrat i Font. His son, Pere Montserrat i Sardà, followed his steps and revolutionized the cellar, already under the name of Conde de Valicourt. A few years later, Martí Pere Montserrat, grandson and son respectively, and Alicia Segura, his wife, took over from the former generation until now. Today, they both devote themselves to the noble art of making a great cava, following the traditional method.

They own the smallest cellar in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, cradle of the cava. The small dimensions of their cellar has allowed them to create what they like the way they wish to do so. They defend an independent concept, separate from wide distribution, always thinking about what they’re doing and what they are going to do, but never forgetting their roots and being as respectful to their occupation as deserved.

Conde de Valicourt cavas:

Pas de Sucre Brut Nature Gran Reserva 4 years – Xarel·lo, Macabeu, Parellada. Its exclusive blend makes it a unique cava. A four year maturing process within the bottle, consolidates its gleaming golden straw colour, its distinctive fruity aroma, culminating in toasted and balsamic notes. The slowly ascendant rosary bead type bubbles of reduced size reflect the quality of its coupage and its vintage years. This cava of far reaching qualities, with splendid aging sensations that derive into a fine, intense and very distinctive whole: its dry reserve taste transmits the qualities of a rounded and perfectly integrated cava. Its firm structure makes it very ductile and ideally suited for aperitifs and other foods such as meat (white specially), fish, cheese and desserts. It is absolutely sugar free, after the cutting of the neck of the bottle, and therefore, ideally suited for moderate consumption by diabetics. Each bottle of Pas de Sucre is individually numbered by hand.

Majestuoso Brut Nature Gran Reserva 4 years – Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. A four-year aging within bottle results in a cava of a bright straw colour, pleasant to the sight, with a fair aroma and no trace of makeup. It is elegant in the mouth and has a fine and persistent rosary-like bubble of a pleasant stay, with notes of patisserie, butter, apple, citrus and pineapple. With a well extended end due to its light acidity. The harmony between sight, aroma and taste transmits the sensation of the taste of a complete, silky and fresh cava with a marked personality. It improves while on the table during after-lunch (or dinner) talk. Being absolutely sugar free after the hot process of the cutting of the neck of the bottle, its moderate consumption is suitable for diabetics.

Rosé de Valicourt Brut Reserva 18-24 months – 100% Garnacha Tinta. This Brut Reserva cava contains the expression of the best Garnacha grapes, with its copper-colour with intense shades of ruby. The 18 months minimum maturing process is reflected in the persistence and homogeneity of the fine rosaries of bubbles and the perseverance of its crown of froth, both in glass and bottle. On the nose, aromas of acid red fruit, cherries, Morella cherries, raspberries, and even Mediterranean undergrowth (bay leaves and thyme), and a touch of toasted bread linked to the excellent job done by the yeast. In the mouth, it’s balanced and volouptuous, fresh, refreshing and vivacious, very creamy, perfectly integrating the carbonic. An honest, daring ans sensuous cava, educated and slightly cheeky. Ideal for aperitifs, whole meals and cocktails.

Coupage de Alicia Brut Nature Gran Reserva 30 months – Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. After 30 months of maturing process within bottle, we obtain a cava with a singular personality in which the balance between the joy of its relative youth and the echoes of aging stand out. One can perceive notes of fennel, rose, citrus fruits and apple. A perfectly balanced cava, powerful, original and tasty, with a bouquet of great intensity, dry and fine in the mouth. With no trace of additives or chemicals and being sugar free its moderate consumption is suitable for diabetics.

Coupage de Alicia Brut Reserva 2 years – Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. After 24 months of a maturing process within bottle, we achieve a cava with an enhanced creamy bouquet due to the addition of the liquor of expedition. Bright yellow in sight, pleasant in the mouth, with an aroma of great intensity (nuts and dried fruit, fennel) and small rosary-type bubbles perfectly integrated. A handmade cava, fine and balanced, with no trace of additives or chemicals.

Permont’s Brut Nature 12-18 months – Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. Permont’s is the second brand of cava, a younger wine than those usually produced by Conde de Valicourt (Reserva and Gran Reserva) but, nevertheless, they use the same artisan method and identical demand and pampering. After 12-18 months of aging within bottle, we obtain a cava of bright and golden colour with a fine and constant bubble and abundant froth, fresh, balanced and with a sweet tooth. Its joy in the mouth, the intense retro nasal and the aromatic persistence are all due to is relative youth, with notes of citrus, apple and melon. A pure brut nature, easy to drink, with no added sugar, its moderate consumption is suitable for diabetics.