02-Jan-2021
Mr Colin Mitchell
"Don't drink a lot of fizz but thought this was excellent. Fresh apple flavour, dense bubbles, and a bready finish. Excellent value. "
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27-Dec-2020
Mr W G Foulkes
"for a thirst quenching bubbly this fits the bill, great value for money. no long finish but at this price I didn't buy it expecting more I did have trouble removing the cork in one peace as they seemed to be pressed in with little thought to removal. Yes I'm getting old but this would test any strong man "
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"Perfectly serviceable utilitarian fizz.
Slight pong which dissipated over time. Definitely at the fruitier end of the spectrum.
This is straightforward. A better alternative to prosecco than champagne.
Personally I drink fizz for occasions, and this doesn't measure up for that purpose. "
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"Wonderful cava, five stars. Or if I was using Robert Parker's fancy 100-point score, easily a 90. Yes it is cava, so it will never taste like champagne (different grapes, hotter climate), but this is a fabulous example. An absolute steal at the price. "
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30-Nov-2020
Mr Edward Bogira
"At this price, fantastic. "
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28-Nov-2020
Mr Jonathan M Potts
"I find Cava can be too dry, but this is perfect and excellent value."
I would recommend this wine
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24-Aug-2020
Mr Alastair Wallace
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14-Aug-2020
Mr Richard Bailey
"I normally try to keep any sparkling wine at least 6 months before opening as it normally improves with more bottle age and most sparkling wine is released before it's at its best (to my mind even cheap champagne and normally insipid prosecco benefit from extra time in bottle). I made the mistake of opening this soon after delivery and it definitely lacks any complexity or brioche/yeasty/autolytic notes that aged cava can develop. It is pleasantly light and delicate with gentle apple flavours and with refreshing fizz but it does not have much length. I suspect that an extra few months in bottle would make a big difference. I notice it is a "Reserva"; most cava simply says "Cava" on the cork seal so this should be a cut above the standard offering. I will try and give the next bottle 6 months to a year to see if it makes a difference but, in any case, this offering is far better than most cheap champagnes and overpriced proseccos available elsewhere. Good for quaffing but perhaps there is more to it than just that."
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11-May-2020
Philip A Cambray
"Always a very easy drinking wine. Perhaps not the depth of a decent Champagne, but fantastic value for the price and superior to any Prosecco that I have ever been offered. Magnums are even better when they are available "
I would recommend this wine
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22-Apr-2020
Mr Simon Grainger
"Lovely sparkling wine - saw it go out of stock and now relieved to see it back. Small bubbles and soft finish. I much prefer this over the supermarket Prosecco that so many people serve up. Another Wine Society winner."
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08-Feb-2020
Mr Kevin Barry
"Reliably excellent. This has been our house sparkler of choice for some years and never disappoints. Better than any of the big label vintage Cavas on the market, and preferable to most cheap Champagnes. A bargain, and we always welcome the weekend with a bottle on a Friday evening."
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21-Nov-2019
Mr Geoffrey Cox
"A green apple, granny smith aroma. Lots of small bubbles, which continue. Bone dry but with the sharp apple backbone. In the nicest possible way. Not overly complex but very good value compared to champagne. The bottle did not last very long."
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"Correcting a rating. Good value, but not of champagne quality."
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"A group of 8 people tasted blind this Cava, the Society’s Cremant de Loire and Boizel Brut NV. Disappointingly for the Cava, all 8 identified the Cava, which clearly suggested the others were superior. Interestingly, only the qualified sommelier could tell the difference between the Champagne and the Cremant de Loire. All credit to the latter."
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"This is our favourite sparkling wine. Knocks prosecco into a cocked hat. We always share a bottle in the hot tub - bubbles in the bubbles, perfect!"
I would recommend this wine
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26-Aug-2019
Mr Steven Foster
"OK but prefer the Cremant de Loire as a better value party bubbly"
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24-Apr-2019
Mr Roger Parslow
"Fresh, astringent. At this price beats many supermarket offers.
I would recommend chilling to 4C.
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19-Mar-2019
Mr John Devlin
"I've been looking at a Cava to rival a sub-£20 Champagne and I think it does? There is that little something lacking that a >£20 champagne has ( smoothness and or finish?) but I'll be certainly buying more Cava from the Society. I'd appreciate a recommendation of another Cava here that has those attributes?"
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16-Mar-2019
Prof David Wooff
"Five stars for value. Lovely crisp/fruity sparkling wine, nicely balanced and not too acidic. Beats loads of champagne at twice/thrice/etc the price. Will buy more. Even wife impressed."
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12-Jan-2019
Mr Adam Miller
"As noted previously, this has an unpleasant chemical note on the finish."
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22-Nov-2018
Mr Jonathan Rippon
"First reorder in a couple of months - phew ?? it’s as delicious as ever!"
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30-Oct-2018
Miss Debbie Morrison
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16-Mar-2018
Mr Gabriel Higgins
"Colour: Medium golden yellow with a green hue.
Aroma: Quite aromatic, sharp tangy green apple, lime, quince, grapefruit, a hint of smoke and buttered toast or honey.
Taste: Very dry, clean and crisp, good acidity with large lively bubbles at first but they die quickly. Green apple, citrus and yeast flavours, nice texture with a mildly mouth drying finish.
Overall: Very good for the price, notes of yeast and bread are very evident giving it what Prosecco lacks. Bubbles are larger and not as fine as those of Champagne but what do you want at this price. Not perfect but very fragrant, flavoursome, zesty and very much a Champagne styled wine. A crowd pleaser and I would definitely recommend.
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"This probably the best Cava I have tried. Lovely round fruit and perfectly balanced acidity. Delicious."
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30-Sep-2017
Mr Frederick Matthews
"Can't Complain. I always pad out my WS order with a few bottles as it's often the S.O's Friday Night Thank God That Week's Over Tipple of choice. Lots of fruit , good bubbles possibly slightly sharp being my only crtiticism , but no complaints from across the table. 3 and a half stars."
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"Tried this Cava as a candidate for a birthday celebration. Depth of colour and bubbles were fine but all four of us were disappointed by the bitterness and slight chemical taste on the finish. Will now try the Saumur Brut. Dr. John Davis."
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15-Jul-2017
Mr Jonathan Rippon
"Delicious fizzy refreshment - the perfect breakfast Cava."
I would recommend this wine
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06-May-2017
Mr Jeff Garner
"Nicely dry and precise,biscuity finish.Top value cava. Certainly better than your average supermarket champers."
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13-Apr-2017
Mr Paul Darwin
"Great value. Great flavours"
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06-Feb-2017
Mr Keiron Charles Ellis
"Very good indeed, a dry Cava that even my usually sweet toothed wife adores. Excellent value."
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01-Jan-2017
Mr Addam Merali-Hosiene
"Saw in the New Year with this. A decent enough drop, at a good price, but slightly underwhelming after the rave reviews it's received.
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29-Dec-2016
Mr Robert Trevelyan
"Seriously good quality/price ratio. Quite biscuity, in a good way. Much more satisfying and substantial than one has any right to expect at this price. V good work indeed by the Society."
I would recommend this wine
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21-Nov-2016
Mr Adam Morris
"Outstanding value for money, I was surprised at how good this wine is."
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16-Aug-2016
Mr Charles Walker
I would recommend this wine
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11-Aug-2016
Mr William Pooley
"No two ways about it: this wine is a bargain. Buy by the case, and ditch the overpriced champagne."
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11-Aug-2016
Mr David Peters
"Fine bubbles, pale straw. Tangy, citrus nose, hazelnuts. The palate is clean, fresh with a fine mousse in the mouth, citrus fruit and crisp apple on the finish. Very good value and a crowd pleaser, many bottles consumed at a birthday party I recently hosted and my "go to" sparkler for big parties. Even more fun in mags when the Society has them."
I would recommend this wine
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20-Jul-2016
Mr William Baxter
"Superb change from a prosecco at a great price, dry, crisp, full of flavour and refreshing."
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"A lovely cava and great value."
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04-Oct-2015
Kevin Finn Esq
"Starts bone dry with a sharp sour apple crunch with masses of bubbles and finishes with a pleasing pastry-like taste. Lingers long in the mouth. I think this will be our house sparkler, (sorry Antech!!!). Great value for money."
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"I love this Cava."
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16-Aug-2015
Mr Paul Everett
"I found this a little too sweet for my taste. Its an easy drinking good-value sparkler as has been noted but I think my expectations were raised a little too high by the reviews. I don't regret trying it but I don't think it replaces a good Prosecco. As a short postscript we left an opened bottle overnight with Champagne Saver to keep the fizz and finished it the next day, this reduced the sweetness significantly and in my view improved it."
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03-Aug-2015
Mr Nigel Skelsey
"This is terrific value. Good fruit, nicely focused with a fresh acidic backbone. I have never been a fan of Prosecco as I generally find it a little light, flabby and overpriced. This Cava is good on its own or used as a base for Kir. Recommended."
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30-May-2014
Mr Rory Bremner
"A lovely wine. It has good length and flavour as well a nice gentle bubbles. For the price, another good Society wine."
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09-May-2014
Mr Kevin Barry
"A fantastic value sparkler. This shows the finesse and poise that Cava is capable of. Better than most budget Champagnes and so much classier than the majority of the insipid and sweet Proseccos which seem to have flooded the market. Personifies affordable luxury. A real treat without the guilt trip."
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18-Dec-2013
Mr Richard B Morse
"Exceptional value for money and a genuine pleasure to drink. A 6 bottle case vanished in no time and I have been forced by family demand to buy another for Xmas."
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