Country: Spain
Region: Pénedes
Style: Biodynamic Sparkles

When I first tasted this wine for MCW, I had to think hard about how I felt about the label. The wine was a steal for the price and tasted delicious, but the artwork made it hard to take seriously. But it quickly became one of our most requested bottles, and I like it so much, I poured it by the glass at MAD too. The Loxarel cellar was born from the vocation and innovative spirit of Joseph Mitjans who, at 16 years old, made his first 1,000 bottles of sparkling wine, breaking the tradition of bulk production on the estate. This was in 1985. He’s since converted to biodynamic farming and the fruit for Almaltea comes from one of the highest elevation vineyards in Penedès. Brut Nature means no sugar added at bottling, so this wine is a vibrant mineral laser.