"Don't drink a lot of fizz but thought this was excellent. Fresh apple flavour, dense bubbles, and a bready finish. Excellent value. "

I would recommend this wine

"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 "

I would recommend this wine

"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. "

"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. "

"At this price, fantastic. "

"I find Cava can be too dry, but this is perfect and excellent value."

I would recommend this wine

"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."

"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

"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."

"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."

I would recommend this wine

"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."

I would recommend this wine

"Correcting a rating. Good value, but not of champagne quality."

"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."

"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

"OK but prefer the Cremant de Loire as a better value party bubbly"

"Fresh, astringent. At this price beats many supermarket offers. I would recommend chilling to 4C. "

"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?"

I would recommend this wine

"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."

"As noted previously, this has an unpleasant chemical note on the finish."

"First reorder in a couple of months - phew ?? it’s as delicious as ever!"

I would recommend this wine

I would recommend this wine

"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. "

I would recommend this wine

"This probably the best Cava I have tried. Lovely round fruit and perfectly balanced acidity. Delicious."

I would recommend this wine

"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."

I would recommend this wine

"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."

"Delicious fizzy refreshment - the perfect breakfast Cava."

I would recommend this wine

"Nicely dry and precise,biscuity finish.Top value cava. Certainly better than your average supermarket champers."

I would recommend this wine

"Great value. Great flavours"

I would recommend this wine

"Very good indeed, a dry Cava that even my usually sweet toothed wife adores. Excellent value."

I would recommend this wine

"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. "

I would recommend this wine

"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

"Outstanding value for money, I was surprised at how good this wine is."

I would recommend this wine

I would recommend this wine

"No two ways about it: this wine is a bargain. Buy by the case, and ditch the overpriced champagne."

"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

"Superb change from a prosecco at a great price, dry, crisp, full of flavour and refreshing."

I would recommend this wine

"A lovely cava and great value."

I would recommend this wine

"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."

"I love this Cava."

"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."

"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."

"A lovely wine. It has good length and flavour as well a nice gentle bubbles. For the price, another good Society wine."

"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."

"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."

Decanter 6th Jan 2021

" Excellent-value Cava, this spends 30 months in bottle. It's crisp, with  good purity of appley fruit and more depth than many Cavas at this price due to extended lees ageing. Voted a Wine Champion in 2020 by The Society's buyers. - Amy Wislocki"

Daily Mail 26th Dec 2020

" This is one of the most successful, inexpensive sparklers of the year and it is perfect for New Year celebrations.  I wrote down ‘superb class’, ‘great length’ and ‘wonderfully complex’ in my tasting notes and those expressions are usually deployed for expensive Champagnes! - Matthew Jukes"

Olive 8th Dec 2020

"For bargain bubbles … The Society's Cava Reserva Brut is a fine choice. - Kate Hawkings"

Sunday Express 6th Dec 2020

"Cava has struggled a bit with an image of cheapness, but this is an excellent one that need make no apologies. It's lively, grapey and appley, with gorgeous fruit, some softness and a great sense of fun. - Jamie Goode"

The Daily Telegraph 21st Nov 2020

"The best sparkling wines for Christmas 2020: For some time now cava has been much better value than prosecco and this one is pitch-perfect. No one will be needing party wines this year but it’s a good pick for a cheaper fizz. - Victoria Moore"

Hampstead & Highgate Express 12th Nov 2020

"Remember, too, cava’s remarkable value. [This] is citrussy yet rounded. - Liz Sagues"

The Sunday Times 15th Nov 2020

"I’m a long-time fan of good-quality cava and this example from Bodegas Sumarroca is terrific value for money. Aged for more than two years in the bottle. - Will Lyons"

ollysmith.com 26th Oct 2020

"With apply purity and richness with a deep savoury twist – all for under a tenner – these bubbles are an ambassador of excellence. - Olly Smith"

The Mail on Sunday 25th Oct 2020

"Sumptuous Cava with impressive richness and depth: serve with cheese straws. - Olly Smith"

Sunday Telegraph 27th Sep 2020

"With its classic note of green apple peel, this taste distinctively cava-ish. Lively bubbles and crisp finish but it’s less lean and bone-dry than a lot of cava. Bottle-aged for 30 months – superb quality for the price. Made by the Sumarroca bodega. - Susy Atkins"

bbcgoodfood.com 31st Jan 2019

"This has a champagne-like nose with very fine bubbles."

Times of Tunbridge Wells 27th Dec 2017

"If you are looking for a satisfying dry sparkling wine made by the traditional method, with extended lees ageing (30 months), then try this. At the price, few sparklers exhibit as much aptitude or bite and this clever bottle has both. Sophisticated and finessed, with petite, persistent creamy bubbles, appley notes and a toasted brioche depth, this is a cultured wine for a very competitive amount. - James Viner"

Norwich Evening News 18th Jul 2017

"In my opinion one of the best value Cava’s on the market. Aged for 30 months on its lees giving the fizz a yeasty richness and complexity rarely found in wines at this price. Simply delicious. - Jeremy Dunn"

The Times 22nd Apr 2017

"Consistently classy cava, from the Sumarocca family estate, enlivened by a dab of chardonnay; all zippy, floral, apple-blossom pizzazz. - Jane MacQuitty"

The Daily Telegraph 24th Dec 2016

"This is characterised by longer ageing than the competition at the same price, so it is toasty, creamy and complex: far more than just everyday fizz. - Hamish Anderson"

Newcastle Journal 29th Nov 2016

"This dry nectar comes from quite a small, family-owned house called Sumarocca. They age it in the bottle for 30 months, roughly 18 months longer than the cheap stuff. This, combined with a genuine attention to detail, makes for a lovely lemon and lavender-scented fizz, dry, zippy and lingering and amazing value.- Helen Savage"

Liverpool Echo 3rd Dec 2016

"One of my friends said this wine was her "new fave". You can't beat cava. I love it. This crisp appley number is made from the traditional cava grapes parellada, macabeo and xarel-lo with a touch of chardonnay. It's rounded, squidgy and scrumptious - and at the same time remains elegant. - Jane Clare"

The Wine Gang 1st Nov 2016

"With more than 30 months ageing on the lees to give it an extra dimension of sourdough bread savouriness, but with a light and easy herb-and-apple crisp raciness, this is superb value for a distinctive Catalan fizz made from the traditional Cava trio of parellada, macabeo and xarel.lo by the superior family firm of Sumarroca. - The Wine Gang"

Telegraph Luxury 30th Jul 2015

"Move over prosecco, hello again cava. There has been a lot in the news lately about the danger of a Christmas prosecco shortage. In my view, the prosecco crisis has happened already. The price of prosecco has gone up while the quality has gone down, and, boy, it shows when you taste similarly priced versions of cava and prosecco side by side. I speak as a dyed-in-the-wool prosecco drinker and Italophile so it’s hard for me to admit this but - if you’re looking for a cheap fizz I’d far rather drink this cava than any similarly-priced prosecco you could find me. “It’s made by Sumarroca, the only producer in Penedes who make cava entirely from their own fruit, as opposed to buying it in,” says Pierre Mansour. It’s lovely. Proper wine that tastes of red apple with sharp edges and a hint of patisserie. - Victoria Moore"

howtodrink.co.uk 3rd Jul 2015

"As a fully paid up prosecco fan and former cava-hater I loathe saying this but sub-£10 prosecco has got so dilute and so rubbish, cava now looks way better. Tastes like red apples and white paper. Vinous.- Victoria Moore"

The Independent 13th Dec 2014

"…quality fizz at an attractive price… Anthony Rose"

The Times 13th Dec 2014

"Top 20 Fizzes for Christmas: Sparkling wine duty is exorbitant, so spend an extra £2.50 on your bottle of cava and you’ll really notice this one’s extra elegance and ripe, bracing, floral oomph, enhanced with a dollop of chardonnay. - Jane MacQuitty"

Birmingham Living 2nd Dec 2014

"...fragrant, appley and delicate, superb… Rob Price"

Kent & Sussex Courier 4th Dec 2014

"This is a first class appley cava… It has "drink me" written all over it and gets my medal for the best sub-tenner sparkling wine for Christmas 2014… a savoury cava that brims with crisp citrus and apple purity and faint pastry shop aromas. - James Viner "

The Mail on Sunday 30th Nov 2014

"A fantastic elegantly round peachy aperitif that’s made in the same method as Champagne but for a fraction of the price. A Spanish jewel that gleams in the glass and summons you to its heady fiesta. - Olly Smith"

Tamworth Journal 25th Nov 2014

"Fragrant, appley and delicate - superb at only £8.50 - Rob Price"

JancisRobinson.com 25th Nov 2014

"Light, frothy, clean and refreshing. Decent nutty character on the finish. Good Value – you can’t ask for much more from Cava at the price. - Richard Hemming"

thewinegang.com 31st Oct 2014

"One of the best value cavas on the market (so much so that it won the Best Value Cava award at this year's Wines from Spain Awards 2014), this is a refreshingly crisp, lemony fresh sparkler with just a touch of sweetness that dissolves on the tongue into a mouth-wateringly sherbet lemony finish. 87/100 - The Wine Gang"

The Times 11th Oct 2014

"Good, ordinary, fizz for under a tenner is almost extinct, so grab this lengthily aged, yet refreshing, bold, appley, tutti-frutti sparkler from Sumarroca, a small, family-run estate. - Jane MacQuitty"

Sheffield Profile 1st Jul 2014

"Elegant sparkle and freshness … flavours of pear and citrus and lots of bubbles."

Belfast Sunday Life 8th Jun 2014

"A really refreshing fizz with lots of apple flavours, delicate fruit and a mouth-watering finish.- Paula Gracey"

Belfast Newsletter 31st May 2014

"Gloriously refreshing, superbly structured and delightfully punchy. Floral fragrances yield to a lemony, biscuity palate with pleasant nutty backnotes before a very brief, discreetly acidic finish. - Jane Clare"

Liverpool Echo 17th May 2014

"Made in Penedès, the heart of Cava country near Barcelona. It uses the traditional Cava grapes - paralleda, macabeo and xarello with a touch of chardonnay. Cava is fab. This one was fragrant with blossom and apples and on the palate was a soft fizz of apples and a tickly lemon finish. Perfect for summer. - Jane Clare"

NV VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS

"This wine has gone down very well with ourselves and our friends and is a good addition to The Society's range. Find it works with a whole range of food and nibbles- more is being ordered!"

Mr Chris Booth (22-Oct-2013)

"Very quaffable, with elderflower notes. Wonderful for the Cheltenham festival!"

Dr Matthew Mills (15-Mar-2013)

"It is not "bone dry", but it certainly is dry. I am inclined to go along with the press reviews, and consider it to be very good value. We are new members, and this was one of a very mixed lot. After one bottle, we are ordering 6 more for Christmas."

Mr Tony Gledhill (11-Dec-2012)

"Tried this wine nicely chilled but was very disappointed, if it is bone dry as listed why does it taste so sweet, I passed round a glass and opinions were the same. It leaves a syrupy taste in the mouth. Where is the fresh clean taste one would expect from a Cava? There are much better available at similar cost, take a wide berth on this one."

Mr Colin Dartnell (05-Dec-2012)

NV VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS

York Press (16th Mar 2013)

"I’m not always a fan of cava but the delicate flavours of apple and citrus in this cava are appealing. It’s made with the traditional cava grapes but with a touch of chardonnay too, and is aged on its lees for 30 months, giving a Champagne-esque yeasty character. - Mike Tipping"

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