Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Anna de Codorníu Blanc de Blancs Brut Cava
Cava DO – Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Spain 🇪🇸

Overview
Produced by Codorníu — Spain’s oldest winery, founded in 1551 — this Blanc de Blancs Cava is a beautifully executed traditional method sparkling wine that consistently overdelivers for the price. A blend of 70% Chardonnay, 15% Parellada, 7.5% Xarel·lo, and 5.5% Macabeu, creating a style that feels both modern and rooted in Catalan sparkling wine tradition.

Aromas & Flavors
Fresh citrus, green apple, pear skin, and white peach lead the profile, followed by delicate floral nuances and subtle brioche hints. The Chardonnay brings elegance and roundness, while the native varieties contribute freshness, lift, and Mediterranean character.

Mouthfeel
Very delicate mousse with fine persistent bubbles. Light to medium-bodied, beautifully balanced, and impressively polished for its category. The finish is clean, refreshing, and surprisingly refined.

Food Pairings
Excellent as an aperitif, but versatile enough for seafood tapas, sushi, jamón ibérico, fried calamari, soft cheeses, or even lighter creamy dishes.

Verdict
One of the better value-driven Cavas in the market. Elegant, balanced, and crafted with precision, this is the type of sparkling wine that can genuinely surprise experienced wine drinkers during a blind tasting.

Did You Know?
Codorníu is widely recognized as one of the founding houses of modern Cava production and helped elevate traditional method sparkling wine in Spain centuries before Cava became globally recognized.

🍷 Personal Pick
A fantastic example of how affordable sparkling wine does not need to feel simple. The Chardonnay gives it a polished international touch while the native grapes preserve its unmistakable Spanish soul. Cheers! — a month ago

Boris Plutov

9.2

Codorniu Ars Collecta Gran Rose Reserva (not Grand Rose Grand Reserva) — 2 years ago

with Horseman

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

Delicious. One of the best #Cava — 5 years ago

Krista Martin

9.3

Thanks Belen!! — 7 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.2

50% XareL-Lo, 40% Macabeo, 10% Parellada

Spain, Barcelona - Conca del Riu Anoia (Not Cava, working on unique DO since 2012)

Clear, lighter side of medium gold, steady stream of bubbles.

Clean, lite autolytic character, medium mineral, could develop further

Dry, medium acidity, sleek body, light autolytic notes before notes of saline mineral, even dispersion of delicate bubbles on palette.

Medium+ finish

Good on its own, better with food, more pronounced acidity saline and autolytic notes with food. bubble basically gone in last pour (1.5 hours). Very much welcomed at my table, very happy.

Old vines in Goblet system from 1964.
Vineyard is an ancient sea bed with fossilized sea shells from way back in the day. Land has been vineyard, and a family estate since 1497 (Raventós and eventually +Codorníu) 1986 Manuel Raventós i Blanc produced the first estate cava.... lots of history, and Biodynamic to boot! — 7 years ago

Alcuz Oñate Alvarez

9.0

Buen cava semi Sec bueno para armonizar con postres — 8 years ago

Joe Christenson

9.0

Bright, plenty of acid and salinity. Getting more lime than lemon citrus. Fresh, vibrant — evokes the sea, too. Great counterbalance to the cheesecake the hotel sent us for a birthday celebration. — 8 months ago

K. Ross

8.9

Reventos Codorniu na. Sonoma. Ca. Good find at Barrons. $13. 70% Chard. 15% Parellada 7.5% Macabeu. — a year ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.5

#xarello #paratgequalificat — 2 years ago

Tarja Kenttälä

8.9

Marjainen, pirskahteleva. Hyvä jälkimaku. Voisi sopia juustoille. — 3 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Luxardo cherry fun that tilts at sweet but...it isn’t actually. I also get limoncellos. It’s a cocktail of fun this is. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Founded in 1986 by Josep-Maria Raventos, member of the Codorníu family, creating a small, quality-oriented winery standing apart from the large co-ops. A blend of 40% Xarel-lo, 36% Macabeu, 18% Parellada, 6% Monastrell. Red berry and floral aromas with fine bubbles. On the palate strawberry and cherry with mineral yeasty notes on the lingering finish, good balance. Hand harvested and secondary fermentation rests for 15 months before disgorgement. A nice bargain. Tasting Sample. — 8 years ago

Sebastià

8.9

Un cava excelente, un chardonnay no es fácil en cava, pero me ha gustado, queda un poco por detrás del Pinot Noir pero está muy bueno.
Gran elección — 8 years ago

with Antonia

Mackenzie Svee

9.1

Nose: fruity notes that lingerie, primarily red fruit and green notes. Mineral spicy notes (pink pepper). Palate: red fruit, fresh and vivacious; creamy mousse with fruity minerality, giving way to smoked and woody nuances — a year ago

Randy Fuller

9.2

This fizzy Spanish wine is straw yellow in the glass. The nose hits me as unusual for a sparkling wine, no doubt due to the indigenous Spanish grapes used, about a third each of Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada. Instead of citrus fruit aromas, I get stone fruit, nectarine, dried apricot, some pear, and a healthy dose of minerality. There is a conspicuous earthy element as well. The palate has great acidity, with flavors that remind me of a white wine made from North American grapes. A yeasty, toasty flavor is present, too, and persists on the rather lengthy finish. — 2 years ago

Samuel Wong

10

Amazing Vintage cava, good for aperitif — 3 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Fruit forward Spanish Bubbly! Loads of apple and white peach aromas and flavors. Hints of citrus and herbs on the slightly bitter and long finish. Creamy texture. — 6 years ago

Daniellle Schwartz

9.1

I usually don’t like Cava but it’s not too sweet and has a dry finish! — 7 years ago

Zach Jindra

8.9

Curious when it was disgorged-- picked up at Licores Cabello. Tasty! Nothing crazy but really tasty. Great roundness and cream perfectly balanced with solid yellow apple and pear acidity.

Got us started with Thanksgiving dinner. — 8 years ago

Aaron Krauss

10

Lemony cava. Unusual need Rhonda loves. — 8 years ago