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The 2023 issue of the wine guide ‘Vivir el Vino’ includes six organic wines and cavas from Alta Alella. Amongst the references tasted and rated by Raúl Serrano -sommelier and editorial director- Alta Alella 10 2012 has been the top ranked. It is the collectible cava from the Pujol-Busquets family that stands out for its singularity, marked by the Sauló soil, the climate of the Serra de Mar area and the long ageing process.

98 · Alta Alella 10 2012
“Fresh and complex fruit, with an elegant and restrained acidity and a marked varietal typicity. This 2012 could share the market not only with the previous vintage, but also with earlier ones thanks to its expressiveness and longevity, as well as its elegance, finesse and endless aftertaste”. – Raúl Serrano

94 · Alta Alella Cau d’en Genís (white)
“Intense, clean and clearly vegetal. The xarel-lo is dominant with an excellent stone fruit skin and candied fruit, which gives way to notes of lime, hot stone and white flowers on a light background of seaweed and quince flesh. The palate is full-bodied and maintains the complexity of the nose. The aromas meld as it progresses to give way to good acidity and a long, lingering finish.” – Raúl Serrano

95 · Alta Alella Mirgin OPUS Paratge Qualificat Vallcirera
93 · Alta Alella Laietà Gran Reserva
92 · Alta Alella Cau d’en Genís (negre)
92 · Alta Alella Parvus Syrah

Wine Enthusiast has chosen the Alta Alella MIRGIN OPUS Paraje Calificado Vallcirera cava as one of the best 100 wines of 2022. The prestigious American magazine has blind tasted and scored up to 21,000 references in order to determine this accurate selection. This distinction is a reward to the Pujol-Busquets family after many years of work seeking to achieve high quality wines, with their own personality and linked to the territory.

In the tasting note, Mike Desimone highlights: ” Deep straw in color and with a soft effervescence, this wine has aromas of red Delicious apple, canned peach and almond blossom. It offers flavors of toast with lemon curd, lime zest, grated coconut and a soft hint of mocha that are followed by a burst of citrus on the finish”.

Alta Alella MIRGIN OPUS – Paraje Calificado Vallcirera leads the highest category of the DO Cava, together with Alta Alella Mirgin Exeo – Paraje Calificado Vallcirera. It recognizes cavas with “exceptional quality and distinguished from others by its specific characteristics (location and terroir)”.

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Alta Alella LAIETÀ Gran Reserva 2017
and Alta Alella MIRGIN OPUS · Paratge Qualificat Vallcirera 2017
have received 91 and 92 points respectively in a cava tasting by James Suckling, a famous and influential wine critic.

Read the full tasting note: jamessuckling.com

Alta Alella MIRGIN Rosé Gran Reserva 2018 has been awarded with a gold medal on the category ‘sparkling rosé made using the traditional method and aged for more than 24 months’ by the Barcelona Rosé International Bubbles Awards.

Mireia Pujol-Busquets received the distinction during the awards ceremony that took place on the second day of the Barcelona Wine Week.