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Dibon Cava Brut Selection NV (Spain) - 1 $23 ★★★★

LAST YEAR WE FEATURED cava in the méthode traditionelle category as it is a wine that is made in the traditional method. Other méthode sparkling wines, regardless of their country of origin, are made predominantly from pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier grapes. As cava is made using traditional Spanish grapes macabeo, parellada and xarel·lo, it has a distinctly different flavour profile. This distinction made us think that placing cava within ‘other sparkling wines’ might serve to highlight this unique sparkling in its own right.

Dibon was founded in 1949 and is produced in the Spanish town of Vilafranca del Penedès, located south of Barcelona in the Catalonia region. The traditional cava grapes of macabeo, parellada and xarel·lo used in this cava were sorted and fermented separately into individual wines. The fermentation is controlled at a low temperature in order to ensure the true