Brut Cava Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood platters, traditional Spanish tapas like jamón Ibérico, and light poultry dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Bodegas Faustino, globally recognized for its iconic portrait-clad Rioja bottles, also applies its centuries-old winemaking expertise to the sparkling world with this Brut Cava Reserva. Crafted in the traditional method within the qualified municipality of Oyón in Rioja—one of the select zones outside Catalonia authorized to produce DO Cava—this wine is typically a vibrant blend of Macabeo (Viura) and Chardonnay. The grapes benefit from the high-altitude, clay-limestone soils of Rioja Alavesa, which impart a crisp acidity and elegant minerality. After secondary fermentation in the bottle, the wine undergoes extended lees aging to develop its characteristic fine bubbles, creamy texture, and complex aromas of white flowers, green apple, and subtle toasted brioche.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1861 by Eleuterio Martínez Arzok in Oyón, Bodegas Faustino remains an icon of classic Rioja viticulture under the multi-generational stewardship of the Martínez Zabala family. The estate commands approximately 650 hectares across Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Alta, with core holdings spanning Oyón, Laguardia, and Mendavia. Here, Atlantic-influenced continental conditions and clay-limestone soils provide an ideal canvas for late-ripening Tempranillo, alongside Graciano, Mazuelo, and Viura. Viticulture emphasizes sustainable stewardship, certified under Sustainable Wineries for Climate Protection. In the cellars, Faustino champions prolonged elevage in American and French oak followed by extended bottle resting, maintaining an inventory of over 60,000 casks and millions of maturing bottles. While the bodega produces crisp Viura whites, fruit-forward rosados, and method traditional Cava Reserva, it is universally revered for Faustino I Gran Reserva—an archetypal, cellar-worthy benchmark distinguished by tertiary spice, refined leather, polished acidity, and its iconic frosted bottle bearing Rembrandt's portrait.
🍇 Grapes
Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir