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

For the second year in a row, the Peñín Guide has chosen Alta Alella 10 Gran Reserva as the best Cava within the appellation. In this edition, the two vintages of the Pujol-Busquets Family’s collection wine, 2010 and 2012, has received the best cava ratings. Two other cavas from the winery follow on the podium (95+): Alta Alella Mirgin Exeo Paraje Calificado Vallcirera 2016 and Alta Alella Mirgin Exeo Evolució+ Gran Reserva 2005. A milestone that reinforces the winery’s commitment to high-end cava and consolidates its leadership among great wines.

 The Pujol-Busquets family has released to the market the new vintage of Alta Alella 10: 2012. It is a singular cava made with a “Grand Vin” philosophy, which stands out for its enormous freshness, without losing elegance and complexity. A freshness that lasts after 10 years of perseverance which, according to Josep Maria Pujol-Busquets, is the sum of various factors: “the long ageing, the grape’s own characteristics, the Sauló soil where the vines grow and the unique climate of the Serra de Mar area”.

The aim, Mireia Pujol-Busquets explains, is “to escape from standardisation and create a cava that aligns with the style of the great wines of the world”. Alta Alella 10 was born following this line: a vintage, organic, collectible cava, which highlights the elegant passage of time. 

Alta Alella 10 is made with a selection of the best grapes from the singular vineyard ‘Torrent Vallcirera’ –currently a qualified area for premium cava–. The whole grapes are gently pressed and the first fermentation is carried out in French oak barrels. Afterwards, the traditional method is applied with a minimum ageing period on lees of 10 years. Released on the market without any dosage, with the disgorgement date stated on its label.

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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 will take part in Salón Peñín de los Mejores Vinos de España (Top Wines from Spain Tasting Showroom by Peñín) presenting 4 podium cavas and other 11 wines rated 90+!

On November 28th and 29th, the Peñín Guide will once again celebrate the Salón de los Mejores Vinos de España in Madrid, the largest exhibition for quality wine held in Spain. The organization of the fair maintains its commitment to excellence by selecting only those wines that have been rated 90 points or more in the Peñín Guide 2023. Among them, there will be a wide representation of wines and cavas from the Pujol-Busquets family:

PODIUM

Alta Alella 10 · Gran Reserva (2010): 96 points

Alta Alella 10 · Gran Reserva (2012): 96 points

Alta Alella MIRGIN EXEO EVOLUCIÓ+ · Gran Reserva (2005): 95 points

Alta Alella MIRGIN EXEO · Paratge Qualificat Vallcirera (2016): 95 points

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Alta Alella MIRGIN OPUS · Paratge Qualificat Vallcirera (2017): 94 points

Alta Alella DOLÇ DE NEU (2021): 94 points

Alta Alella LAIETÀ · Gran Reserva (2017): 93 points

Alta Alella MIRGIN · Gran Reserva (2018): 92 points

Alta Alella LAIETÀ Rosé · Gran Reserva (2018): 91 points

Alta Alella LANIUS (2020): 91 points

Alta Alella ORBUS (2019): 91 points

Alta Alella DOLÇ MATARÓ (2020): 91 points

Alta Alella CAU d’en GENÍS (2020): 90 points

AUS Pét-Nat (2001): 90 points

AUS Capsigrany (2017): 90 points

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

The craft beer Mataró Barrel Aged, made with organic Mataró grape must, has won the gold medal at the Barcelona Beer Challenge 2022 international contest within the category ‘Italian Grape Ale’. It is fermented with wild grape yeast, aged in barrel for 4 months and is gluten-free.

A friendship that gives birth to organic craft beers

Alta Alella and Molta Malta’s Grape Ale project was born from the friendship between Mireia Pujol-Busquets, Alta Alella’s second generation, and Adrià Felisart, owner of Molta Malta, the first craft beer store in Mataró. Both share lifelong experiences and friendship: they were schoolmates since they were children and they studied together Biology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Sharing a love and respect for nature, they decided to create this project together. It began with the production of two Grape Ale beers in the 2019 vintage, one from Chardonnay and one from Mataró, and continued with the 2020 vintage and the release of a new product, the Grape Ale Barrel Aged from Mataró.

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.

We are proud to announce that Alta Alella has been chosen Best Winery with a wine tourism offer by the members of the Associació Catalana de Sommeliers (ACS).

First of all, we would like to thank all the sommeliers for their work towards the wine sector and especially for their role as prescribers for the wineries. In addition, we also congratulate Ton Colet, proclaimed Best Sommelier of Catalonia 2022, all the professionals awarded in other categories, and all the finalists and candidates.

Mireia Pujol-Busquets, owner of Alta Alella, received the award during the ‘Nit dels Sommeliers’ (sommeliers’ night), which took place on 14 March in Mas Marroch (from Celler de Can Roca). In her speech, Mireia recalled the difficulties we have suffered due to the pandemic over the last two years, especially in terms of wine tourism, but also remarked on our commitment to continue sharing the wine culture and the work behind our wines and cavas: “… we have taken the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. We have a good team and we are preparing many surprises for this year; among others, a new wine club that we have just launched”, she announced.

Would you like to visit us among the vineyards? Check all our wine tourism experiences in this link.

Alta Alella 10 · Gran Reserva and Alta Alella CAU D’EN GENÍS have been the best rated within the eight wines selected from our winery.

‘Vivir el Vino’ guide has recognised eight wines from Alta Alella – four cavas and four still wines– in the 2022 edition. From all of them, Alta Alella 10 · Gran Reserva and Alta Alella CAU D’EN GENÍS have been highlighted and best rated.

Tasting notes by Raul Serrano (original text in Spanish):

Alta Alella 10 · Gran Reserva 2010: “Made with a “grand vin” philosophy: collectible, organic and vintage. (…) It is great from the moment it is uncorked, with intense aromas, elegant and complex. (…)” + info

Alta Alella CAU D’EN GENÍS 2020: “A simple swirl makes the xarel·lo appear in all its splendor, with its characteristic ripe, frosted fruit. (…) With a lively, fresh acidity, it leaves a long and persistent aftertaste”. + info

Here the best rated wines and cavas for this edition:
Alta Alella 10 · Gran Reserva 2010 – 97/100
Alta Alella MIRGIN OPUS · Paratge Qualificat Vallcirera 2016 – 95/100
Alta Alella LAIETÀ · Gran Reserva 2017 – 93/100
Alta Alella MIRGIN · Gran Reserva 2017 – 92/100
Alta Alella CAU D’EN GENÍS 2020 – 94/100
Alta Alella DOLÇ MATARÓ 2019 – 93/100
Alta Alella LANIUS 2018 – 93/100
Alta Alella PARVUS Syrah 2018 – 90/100