Original Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Spanish tapas like garlic prawns, fresh seafood platters, and cured jamón serrano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Codorníu is a titan of Spanish winemaking history, with roots tracing back to 1551. In 1872, Josep Raventós made history by crafting Spain's very first sparkling wine using the traditional method, laying the foundation for the Cava DO. The Codorníu Original Brut is a direct tribute to this historic milestone, utilizing the classic Catalan trio of Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada. Grown in the sun-drenched vineyards of the Penedès, these grapes are harvested at different times to preserve their natural acidity and aromatic freshness. Following the traditional method, the wine undergoes its second fermentation in the bottle and is aged on its lees in the subterranean cellars of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. The result is a vibrant, crisp sparkling wine characterized by delicate citrus, green apple, and white flower aromas, underpinned by a subtle, creamy toastiness from its lees aging.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural origins to 1551 in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Codorníu stands as Spain's oldest documented wine enterprise and the cradle of Cava, catalyzed in 1872 when Josep Raventós Fatjó produced the nation's inaugural traditional-method sparkling wine. The estate is anchored by its modernist cellars, designated a National Artistic Historical Monument, designed by architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Viticulturally, Codorníu encompasses diverse Catalan terroirs spanning the Mediterranean loam of the Alt Penedès, the continental alluvial terraces of Costers del Segre, and the slate and schist elevations of Conca de Barberà. In 2024, the house completed a transition across all estate vineyards to 100% certified organic farming. Under chief winemaker Bruno Colomer, vinification emphasizes variety-specific cold fermentation and extended lees contact in underground subterranean galleries. Benchmark expressions range from the pioneering Chardonnay-driven Anna de Codorníu to the single-vineyard Gran Reserva cuvées of the Ars Collecta collection, illustrating exceptional tension, crystalline minerality, and autolytic depth.
🍇 Grapes
Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir