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Come to Albet i Noya to have an appetiser!

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:32:00 +0000

Welcome spring!
Starting now, you can come to Albet i Noya to visit the winery... or simply come to have an appetiser with our organic wines, Espinaler products, and the best views of the Penedès.

This season of the year is one of the most significant for wineries and winemakers around the world, as it’s the time that the vineyards start to come to life. The vines start to sprout and the first leaves appear, as the landscape turns green and full of life.

It’s also the start of nice weather and a time to enjoy outdoor activities to the utmost!
For all of these reasons, and so that you can enjoy one of the loveliest landscapes in the Penedès, we have gotten a space ready in the garden of the estate where you can enjoy an appetiser looking out over a sea of vineyards. You can sit quietly, order a glass of the wine you like the best, along with a tapa of fuet sausage, cheese, or Espinaler products.

Timetable:
From Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weekends and holidays that we are open, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
No previous reservation necessary.

A New Gold Medal at Mundus Vini in Germany

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:44:00 +0000

The Reserva Martí 2011 continues to do us proud. The latest vintage of this iconic Albet i Noya wine, which came out at the beginning of the year, has won another gold medal, this time at the German publisher Meininger’s spring wine tasting, within the international Mundus Vini contest. This spring tasting is considered the opener for the Prowein fair, which will be held in Düsseldorf from 18 to 20th March, where we will once again be present.

A few days ago, we told you the story behind this wine, made for the first time in the year 1994, and that because it was the winery’s first blended wine, it’s dedicated to Martí Albet i Esteve, Josep Maria Albet i Noya’s son.

The Reserva Martí 2011 is made from the best selection of Cabernet Sauvignon, Ull de Llebre, Merlot, and Syrah varieties of grapes. It is aged for 2 years in new French oak casks, and then it rests for 4 years in the bottle. A few weeks ago, it also won a gold medal at the Milléssime Bio fair in Montpellier, and in September it won an award at the same Mundus Vini competition.

What’s behind Martí’s hands?

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Presenting the latest vintage of our iconic wine The Reserva Martí 2011

At the time of the 1994 grape harvest, Martí Albet i Esteve was a toddler just over two years old who had just started nursery school. His father, Josep Maria Albet i Noya, had set out 15 years earlier on the adventure of making organic wines and had founded the ALBET I NOYA winery. Up until then, they had only made single-variety wines using Xarel·lo, Ull de llebre, Macabeu, Chardonnay or Cabernet grapes, and these wines were basically exported to countries such as Germany, Switzerland, or Denmark. But in 1994 the time came to make the first blended wine, the Reserva Martí, made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Ull de Llebre, and Merlot grapes. “It was my first blended wine, and I dedicated it to my son, because in a way he was also the first blend that his mother and I had made together,” explains Josep Maria Albet, who took the small child’s handprints and put them on the wine labels.

Now, 25 years later, Martí Albet Esteve has a degree in oenology from Universitat Rovira i Virgili and he heads the vineyard department of the family business, after having spent some time at wine cellars in France and California. He says about his wine: “the Reserva Martí showed and continues to show us that the Penedès is not only a land of white and sparkling wines, but that it can also produce great red wines.”

About 4,000 bottles of Reserva Martí are made each year. The 2011 vintage is made with a selection of Cabernet, Tempranillo, Merlot, and Syrah grapes coming from the winery’s best vineyards. The wine has been aged for 24 months in new French oak casks, and then left to rest in the bottle for 4 years. A long period of refinement has rounded out the wine, rounding it out even more if one has the patience to keep it in good conditions. It’s one of the winery’s most highly prized wines, and this 2011 vintage has already won a gold medal at Mundus Vini in Germany and another at Millésime Bio, held recently in Montpellier.

The Reserva Martí 2011 takes the gold medal at Millésime Bio

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:50:00 +0000

The Reserva Martí 2011 is shining again with the gold medal it received at the international Millésime Bio competition. And it certainly did shine bright! It was the only wine from DO Penedès (Designation of Origin Penedès) to win a gold medal at this fair that will be held in Montpellier from 29thto 31st January, and which will bring together the main producers of organic wine from all over the world.

The Reserva Martí 2011 is one of ourflagship wines. We’ve been making it since1994, and it’s in homage to Josep Maria Albet’s son, Martí Albet Esteve.

The 2011 lot was made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Merlo and Syrah grapes, aged for 24 months in new French oak caskets, and 5 years in bottles.
It has won gold medals at events such as Mundus Vini, Decanter, Gilbert & Gaillard or Vinum Nature.

It’s not the only one of our wines to win a medal at Millésime Bio. In the Silver category, we have the white wine El Fanio (made only from the Xarel·lo variety, aged for 6 months inacacia wood casks and cement eggs).
The winery’s export department will be present at the Millésime Bio fair from 29th to 31stJanuary in Montpellier. You will find us in pavilion A4, at stand 706.

James Suckling Praises Reserva Martí 2009 and Lignum Red 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 09:32:00 +0000

The prestigious American website JamesSuckling.com has given high marks to some Albet i Noya, wines, particularly Reserva Martí 2009 and Lignum Red 2014, which both scored 92 points.

Suckling emphasised the “markedly spicy nature” of the Reserva Martí 2009, made mainly with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes, as well as a “very good integration of ripe fruit and tannins.” Parker’s former collaborator also appreciated how fresh the Lignum 2014 is, despite being a mature wine that spends over 12 months in a cask.

As far as sparkling wines go, Suckling gave 91 points to Brut Nature Efecte, a Classic Penedès made with Xarel·lo, Macabeo, Parellada and Chardonnay, aged for over 30 months, and he highlighted its "delicate hint of apple and pear.”

The white wines Xarel·lo Curios, 3 Macabeus and El Fanio also scored over 90 points in the American publication. James Suckling is a former writer with Wine Spectator and he worked with Robert Parker for many years. He is considered one of the most influential wine and cigar critics in the world.

We received the Award for the Best Wine Tourism Initiative from the FEGP at the 2017 “Company Night” awards

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:50:00 +0000

“La Nit de l’Empresa 2017” (The 2017 Company Night) was held on the Mas Solers estate in Sant Pere de Ribes on the night of 22nd June; it’s one of the most important business events in Gran Penedès, organised by the new FEGP (the Federation of Entrepreneurs of Gran Penedès and Garraf). At the event, the Federation’s new corporate image was presented, arising from the merger of the UEP (Business Union of Penedès) and the ADEG (Association of Entrepreneurs of Penedès Garraf).

The awards given were to recognise the good work of 18 companies in Gran Penedès and Garraf.

Carles Puigdemont, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalonia’s autonomous government), and Jordi Baiget, Minister of Business and Knowledge, presided over the act, along with other government authorities, who attended alongside as many as 600 other people, including representatives of companies and institutions of Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès, and Garraf.

We were one of the companies called to the podium to receive an award, and this time it wasn’t for one of our wines, but for our work in the development and promotion of Wine Tourism, an initiative we have been involved in for over 4 years.

This work led the FEGP to give us the 2017 FEGP Award in the Area of Wine Tourism.

This is important recognition of the boom in wine tourism headed by Josep Maria Albet i Noya’s vineyard in recent years, which will only strengthen its resolve to encourage these activities, so that one day they may become one of the main points of its business.

Introducing Efecte, a new more natural image for our sparkling wines

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:31:00 +0000

It’s been nearly 40 years since we decided to make organic wine in our vineyards, and you can see it for yourself just strolling around in the springtime, when you see how the butterflies arrive at the same time that our vines begin to sprout.

Butterflies are very sensitive to chemical products, and they now have a home free of pesticides in the vineyards of the Penedès. With this philosophy, we have just launched a new image for the classic Penedès wines onto the market, which from now on, will be called Efecte.

Our three sparkling wines Brut Reserva, Brut Nature Reserva, and Rosat Reserva are illustrated with indigenous butterflies that are easy to find at the Albet i Noya vineyards. On the tops of the new wines, you can read a butterfly’s scientific name: Zerynthia rumina for the Brut, Melanargia occitanica for Brut Nature, and Pieris rapae for the Rosat.

The name Efecte refers to the curious, innovative spirit of the Penedès vineyard where ecology began to beat its wings at the end of the 70’s. Over these nearly 40 years, others in favour of this type of growth, which is more respectful of the environment and favouring of diversity, have joined in.

Thanks to this “effect”, today the Penedès has become one of the winegrowing regions with the highest percentage of organic vineyards.

Our sparkling wines, which have been sold since 2012 under the Penedès denomination of origin, didn’t have a name until now, and in this way we sought to give them a personality that is aligned with the principles of the company led by Josep Maria Albet, as was done last year when the “Curiosos” wines came out on the market.

In both cases, the company in charge of the design and the concept was the Barcelona creative agency La Vildi.

The Efecte Brut Reserva 2014 is a classic Penedès made with the Parellada, Macabeo and Xarel·lo varieties of grapes, with over 18 months of aging. For its part, the Efecte Brut Nature Reserva 3 2013 has a blend of Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay and Xarel·lo grapes aged for 30 months. The Efecte Rosat Reserva 2013 is a single variety of grape, Pinot Noir, aged for 15 months in a riddling rack.

Albet i Noya takes medals for two of its red wines in the british contest "Decanter World Wine Awards 2017"

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:34:00 +0000

A new first-place award has been won by the vineyard’s flagship red wine, the Reserva Martí, meaning another gold medal. This makes six awards won this year and with the 2009 harvest, currently for sale.

The latter has won the British contest Decanter World Wine Awards 2017, where it was the only still wine from all of Catalonia to win a gold medal. The sparkling wine Clàssic Penedès Argila Brut Nature from the Penedès vineyard Mas Bertran was the other Catalan wine to be awarded a gold medal. So only two wines from the Penedès denomination of origin managed to achieve this honour.

In third place, winning a bronze medal, was another red wine, La Milana 2013 vintage, another leading wine from the Subirats organic vineyard.

Of the 6 gold medals won by Reserva Martí 2009 this year, four were in international contests and two were in national ones, showing its expression and balance over time.

Reserva Martí is a blend of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah varieties, aged 2 years in new French oak casks and then rested and refined in the bottle for 4 to 5 years. It was the first organic red wine that Josep Maria Albet i Noya made as a blend when the vineyard first went towards organic wine-making. For this reason, he decided to give it the name of his son, Martí, and to seal the label with a red painting of 3-year-old Martí’s hands.

Only 4,580 bottles were made from this 2009 harvest.

Albet i Noya wines receive 7 medals in the 2017 edition of the French guide Gilbert & Gaillard

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:42:00 +0000

Yesterday evening, on Wednesday, 26th April, at the auditorium of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, and Food in Barcelona, there was an award ceremony to give out the medals and awards for the 2017 edition of the French guide Gilbert & Gaillard, one of the most highly recognised and prestigious guides in the world of wine.

As far as our wines go, the evening was highly satisfactory, since they won a total of 7 medals between the Gold+, Gold, and Silver—two more medals than in 2016.

The wines winning prizes this year were: La Milana 2013 and Ocell de Foc 2014 with the Gold+ Medal (wines starting at 90 points); the Reserva Martí 2009, the Belat 2011, and 3 Macabeus 2015, with Gold Medals, and the Syrah Col·lecció 2013 and El Blanc XXV 2013, with Silver Medals.

This year, the red wine Reserva Martí won the same medal as last year, but the rest of the wines are all newly included and/or new prize-winners, which is positive, since having new wines winning awards from this guide just adds to our success.

Reserva Martí 2009 wins the Gold Medal again in the 2017 Millésime Bio contest

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:14:00 +0000

The other winning wines were the Clàssic Penedès Brut 21 2014 and the Col·lecció Chardonnay 2015 with silver medals and the red wine La Milana 2013 with a bronze medal.

The results of the international organic and biodynamic wine contest 2017 Millésime Bio came out a few days ago, with very good news for us. Of the nine wines entered in the contest, four won medals, with the gold medal won for the second year in a row by the red wine Reserva Martí 2009 standing out. The other wines that won medals were the Clàssic Penedès Brut 21 and the Col·lecció Chardonnay 2015 with silver medals and La Milana 2013 with a bronze medal.

Besides that, this year the Reserva Martí 2009 was the only Catalan wine to win a gold medal.

The fair named after the contest, Millésime Bio, will be held in Marseille from 30th January to 1st February, and it will be the meeting point

for organic and biodynamic vineyards and wine cellars from all over the world and our wines will be there. Besides this, during the fair the awards will also be handed out to all of the wines that have won medals in this year’s contest.

The Peñín Guide Gives 14 Albet i Noya Wines over 90 Points

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:45:00 +0000

The results of the 2017 Peñín Guide were published recently, and our wines got an exceptional score this year, with 14 wines scoring from 90 to 93 points.

Specifically, three of these wines got a score of 93 points, the highest of all of the wines ranked—one more wine than last time. There were two red wines, Belat and La Milana, and the sparkling wines Clàssic Penedès, Brut 21 Barrica, which were given this score by the wine tasters from the Peñín Guide.

Next, with 92 points, are El Blanc XXV and two red wines, Reserva Martí and Ocell de Foc. They are followed by 100% Xarel·lo and El Fanio, with 91 points, and lastly, with 90 points, seven more items, including white, red, sweet, and sparkling wines: 3 Macabeus, Chardonnay Col·lecció, Lignum white Syrah Col·lecció, Dolç Adrià, Brut Nature Reserva 3, and Brut 21.

These scores make us the vineyard with the greatest number of wines ranked of all the wines from the Penedès denomination of origin, and the second-highest-ranking vineyard of all Catalonia, after Castillo de Perelada, which had 17 wines scoring over 90 points within one denomination of origin.

It must be kept in mind that the Peñín Guide is the most prestigious guide to wines from Catalonia and Spain, with editions in German, English, and Japanese, making it an indispensable point of reference both nationally and internationally. It is used by sommeliers, wine lovers, journalists, importers, etc. from all over the world to choose the wines to be included on their wine lists.

Our white wine Xarel·lo Curiós, listed in Forbes magazine as one of the 20 best white wines for under 20 dollars

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:26:00 +0000

“Delightfully lively and fresh, while not tongue-curlingly dry. A charming aperitif/ party wine.” This is how the American magazine Forbes describes our Xarel·lo in wine critic Nick Passmore’s article listing the 20 best white wines for under 20 dollars.

The wine appears on the list with the picture and label exported to the United States, but also with the quality and the characteristics that Xarel·lo has always had.

Xarel·lo Curiós is the only Catalan and Spanish wine that the wine critic mentions, placing it at the same level as renowned, iconic varieties such as Alsatian Riesling, French Chardonnay, or Italian Pinot Grigio. This is wonderful recognition for the banner variety of the Penedès, confirming the great quality and personality that Xarel·lo gives to white wines.

Ours is a young Xarel·lo chosen and picked by hand, like the rest of the varieties that we work with, grown in the young vineyards located on the Can Vendrell de la Codina estate. This seasonal wine will be at its fruitiest, with the best aroma, for the first two years after bottling, and it is an excellent match for light, mild dishes.

This is the link to the list of all of the wines mentioned: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickpassmore/2016/10/21/the-best-20-white-wines-under-20/#28e2d8323f4b

The Ordal Peach plays a starring role again at Albet i Noya in June and July

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:16:00 +0000

This Saturday, June 11th will kick off the 11th Ordal Peach Market in Sant Pau d’Ordal, where peaches take on a starring role, when the town welcomes a multitude of visitors from all over Catalonia every weekend during June, July, and August.

The market is open in the morning from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and besides buying peaches from local producers, visitors can also participate in activities, workshops, pairings... all linked to this product and region.

In this context, this year at the vineyard, we are offering the 4th Ordal Peach Market Route. It’s an activity that brings together local cuisine, peaches, and our wines, in order to offer the opportunity to enjoy the best of the region through all of your senses. The experience starts at the vineyard itself, at the Can Vendrell de la Codina estate, where you will find out about our philosophy and history, as well as our wines, and you will take a guided tour through our facilities. Then the activity moves on to Sant Pau d’Ordal in order to set off on a gastronomic itinerary that will take us to three of the village’s restaurants (Cal Pere del Maset, Cal Saldoni and Cal Xim) to enjoy a novel tapa made by each of the restaurant chefs, where peaches will play a starring role, accompanied by our wines.

INFORMATION:

Days of the route: June (Saturday, 18th and Sunday, 26th), July (Sunday 3rd and Sunday, 17th)

Timetable of the activity: 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The meeting point is at 10:30 a.m. at Albet i Noya

Price: 15€ per person (limited groups)

Information and reservations: visita@albetinoya.cat / tel. 93 899 48 12. Advance reservations necessary.

ACCOMPANIMENT:

Cal Saldoni: Prawn ravioli from Vilanova and Ordal peach, with the white wine El Fanio 2015

Cal Pere del Maset: "Gazpacho" made of Ordal peach with Viognier gelatine and the white wine 3 Macabeus 2015

Cal Xim: Marinated roasted Ordal peach pastry with roasted duck liver with the sparkling wine Classic Penedès Brut Nature Reserve 3

An Outstanding Vinum Nature Fair, with 21 Medals in the Golden Leaf Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:19:00 +0000

The Classic Penedès Brut 21 stands out, winning the award in the highest-ranking category, the Golden Leaf Superior

The show will bring together over a hundred organic vineyards from all over Spain at Barcelona’s Maritime Museum

On 20th June, the 6th Vinum Nature Fair will take place in Barcelona, a prestigious fair bringing together the best organic wines in Spain. Within the framework of the fair, the Golden Leaf Awards, which recognise excellence among all of the wines present in the show, will also be announced.

This year, our wines have won a total of 21 medals in the contest. Of all of them, the Classic Penedès Brut 21 stands out, the winner of the GOLDEN LEAF SUPERIOR. The Chardonnay and Parellada sparkling wine, which just won an award for the best sparkling wine of the DO Penedès a few days ago, shares this highly valued category with only twelve other wines in all of Spain.

In the GOLDEN LEAF category, the white wines El Fanio, Marian Rion and Lignum were recognised. The red wines Ocell de Foc and Reserva Martí also won medals in this category, as did the Classic Penedès Brut Reserva.

In the SILVER LEAF section, 12 of our wines were recognised. The white wines 3 Macabeus, Xarel·lo and Blanc XXV; the Pinot Noir rosé, and the red wines Belat, Ull de Llebre, La Milana and Syrah Col·lecció. Silver medals also went to Dolç Adrià and the sparkling wines Classic Penedès Brut Naure Reserve3 and Pinot Noir Brut Rosat.

Finally, Brut Barrica 21 Reserva 5 and the sparkling wine ancestral NOSODOS+ won the contest’s bronze medal. It should be mentioned that with 21 medals, we are the vineyard with the largest number of wines winning Golden Leaf Awards.

The Vinum Nature Fir is being held this year for the sixth time, and will take place at Barcelona’s Maritime Museum. With over 100 vineyards from all over Spain, Vinum Nature seeks to be a point of reference in Southern Europe for wines that are organic, natural, and sustainable. Parallel to the fair, there is also a full program of tastings and activities aimed at wine professionals.

Our wines receive two gold medals and three certificates of excellence in the 50th contest of quality wines from DO Penedès

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:55:00 +0000

Our BRUT 21 2014 wins the gold medal as the best Classic Penedès and our CURIÒS Ull de Llebre starts out as the best young red wine.

This is the 50th year that the awards of the Sant Humbert Academy of Wine-tasters have been given, making the competition one of the oldest in Europe.

Wednesday night, the DO Penedès held an award ceremony in Barcelona for the best wines from the region. Our wines showed their high quality once again by winning a total of two gold medals and three certificates of excellence. In fact, with these 5 awards, we were present as finalists in almost every category in the contest.

Of all of them, the sparkling wine Brut 21 stands out, winning a gold medal in the Classic Penedès category. The excellent chardonnay and parellada bubbles that already won the gold medal last year are back at the top again this year.

In the category of young red wines, the gold medal went to Albet i Noya Curiós Ull de Llebre. It’s a young wine, with an incredible fruity taste and without wood, which came this year with a new image, winning the hearts of the members of the Academy.

The other awards went to the Syrah 2012 Collection, in the category of vintage red wines; the Curiosa 2015 Pinot Noir/Merlot for rosés, and the Xarel·lo Curiós 2015, which won an award in the special section Xarel·los of the Penedès. The vineyard’s oenologist, Marga Torres, accepted the various awards at a dinner that took place in the Born Market in Barcelona.

The DO Penedès awards were given to wines from the DO in various categories: young whites, vintage whites, young reds, vintage reds, rosés, classics, and xarel·lo. In each category, 5 awards were given: gold, silver, and bronze medals and two certificates of excellence. The contest was organised by the Sant Humbert Academy of Wine-tasters of Vilafranca del Penedès and it is one of the oldest such contests in Europe.

Two of our wines have been awarded two gold medals in the Oenoforum international competition in the Czech Republic

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Thu, 19 May 2016 15:12:00 +0000

Two of our red wines, Ocell de Foc-Les Timbes 2013 and La Milana 2012, have just placed among the 50 best wines in the Czech Republic, winning gold medals in the category of blended red wines in the Oenoforum international competition, an award given by the Czech Association of wine producers and sommeliers.

It is the first year that the wines have been entered in this contest, with the intention of reinforcing the presence of the label and the wines in the Czech Republic, where some of our wines are already represented by a wine importer and distributor.

From 23rd to 25th May, the wines La Milana 2012 and Ocell de Foc-Les Timbes- 2013 can be tasted in Prague in this selection of the 50 best wines in the Czech Republic.

La Milana and Ocell de Foc represent two of the vineyard’s choices in working with Catalan and French grape varieties 58 years ago, such as Marselan, (Garnatxa Negra and Cabernet Sauvignon) , Caladoc (Garnatxa Negra and Malbec) and also Arinarnoa (Cabernet Franc and Tannat) . In fact, Ocell de Foc, whose name will be changed in the coming new season to Les Timbes, (in honour of the land that it comes from), is a blend of these three varieties that seeks the excellence and complexity provided by Garnatxa, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. On the other hand, La Milana is a traditional blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Ull de Llebre and Merlot that has ended up been fine-tuned with Caladoc, which provides sweet, gentle tannins.

Four of our wines awarded with gold medals by the French guide Gilbert & Gaillard

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Tue, 03 May 2016 10:13:00 +0000

Coinciding with the Alimentaria Fair, the prestigious French wine guide, Gilbert & Gaillard, has given its awards for the best wines in Catalonia.

On this occasion, our cellar has been acknowledged with 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal. Specifically, the white wines El Fanio 2014 (100% Xarel·lo aged in cement eggs and acacia barrels) and the experimental El Blanc XXV 2013 (Marina Rión, Vidal and Viognier) have received the highest praise. As for the red wines, La Milana 2012 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Merlot and Caladoc) and Reserva Martí 2009 (Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah) have also been given a gold medal, while the single-variety Syrah Col·lecció 2012 has been awarded with a silver medal.

We would highlight that both El Fanio 2014 and Reserva Martí 2009 have been acknowledged with over 90 points.

The Gilbert & Gaillard magazine, the second most important in the world specialising in the world of wine, has written a large article about Catalonia after having spent last February travelling through the country’s 12 designation of origin regions. In total, they visited 114 cellars and tasted over 330 wines and sparkling wines.

Discover the Origin: a new gastronomic experience

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:34:00 +0000

Combining the best wines with the best gastronomy to offer a first-rate wine tourism experience. This is what we have set out to do along with the Cal Pere del Maset restaurant, both located in the heart of Sant Pau d'Ordal in Subirats.

Discover the Origin (http://albetinoya.cat/eng/visites.php) offers the visitor a tour through the different areas in the cellar with tasting right in the place where the wines come from. The barrel room, the old cava and the cement egg area are just some of places that hide the stories and emblematic wines created by Josep Maria Albet i Noya. A very special tasting session that culminates with a sampling menu meal in the Cal Pere del Maset restaurant (http://www.calperedelmaset.com/eng/restaurant.php) where you can continue getting to know and tasting our wines paired with creations by the young chef, Pere Massana. Among the dishes chosen by the chef, there will be the traditional mushroom and foie stuffed artichokes, which will be accompanied with Lignum Blanco, or Kid in Rosemary with potatoes Parmentier, paired with Ocell de Foc red wine, among others.

This new experience is available from Tuesday to Sunday and the price is 65 Euros. It includes the visit, the meal at Cal Pere del Maset and tasting 8 of the cellar’s premium wines.

More information and/or bookings by sending an e-mail to visita@albetinoya.cat or by phoning Tel. 93.899.48.12

Renewing the image of the “Clàssics” range in praise of curiosity

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:10:00 +0000

The new Xarel·lo, Pinot Noir and Tempranillo vintages are presented with a fresher, younger and more casual label
The three wines are now called ‘Curiosos’, recovering the spirit that led the cellar to adventure into ecological agriculture nearly 40 years ago
The new design is the work of the Barcelona agency La Vildi in collaboration with the illustrator Enrique Fernandez

The 2015 vintage has brought new airs to the cellar. New airs that arrive with the presentation of a renewed, modern and much fresher image for the trio of wines in the ‘Clàssic’ range, which are now called ‘Curiosos’.

This concept change is one of the cellar’s firmest bets for 2016 and responds to a clear goal: to give the wines a more pleasant and casual style, completely different from the one they had to date, to reach a younger and more urban public that shares the values presented in the new label.

A change in identity that does not mean a change in quality as the ‘Curiosos’ wines are the same ones as before, expressive and with the personality that has characterised and defined them from the outset. So, from now on Xarel·lo Clàssic is Xarel·lo ‘Curiós’; Pinot Noir Clàssic is Pinot Noir ‘Curiosa’, and Tempranillo Clàssic is Tempranillo ‘Curiós’.

WHY ‘CURIOSOS’?

More than just a simple change of name and label, we aim to reaffirm the character that identifies the cellar: a curious and adventurous character that led us into the unknown world of ecological wines at the end of the 70’s and that has led to innovation and experimentation throughout the last 35 years.

Albet i Noya’s curiosity for the vineyard and wine is also the curiosity felt by new consumers for an ecological, local and quality product. An interaction that we want to capture in the label so that when the wine is being served, the curios characters’ glasses (and the real ones) are emptied.

The Barcelona agency La Vildi, along with the Albet i Noya brothers and the cellar’s director of marketing, were responsible for elaborating this new image. Together they analysed and developed a list of adjectives that represented the Albet i Noya brand, until they reached the conclusion that “curiosity” is one of the fundamental pillars that has defined, and still defines, the way the Albet i Noya brothers and the Subirats cellar think. The illustrator Enrique Fernandez was the person who shaped the idea with his design of the caricatures that appear on the bottles.

Xarel·lo Curiós 2015, Pinot Noir Curiosa 2015 and Tempranillo Curiós 2014 can now be found in shops and restaurants. It probably won’t be until May that the Tempranillo vintage will be added to complete the Albet I Noya cellar’s youngest, freshest and most adventurous trilogy.

We hope you like them!

Deluge of Gold medals at the Mundus Vini Biofach 2016 international competition

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:57:00 +0000

A good start to the year for our wines! Once again they have been acknowledged with medals at international competitions, after the Gold medal awarded to Reserva Martí red wine in the French competition, Millésime Bio 2016, held a couple of weeks ago in Montpellier.

This time it has been at the German ecological wine competition, Mundus Vini Biofach 2016, where several of our wines have been awarded with Gold medals. Specifically, the four wines that the cellar presented at the competition have been awarded: Reserva Martí and Ocell de Foc red wines, Blanc XXV white wine and also the sparkling Clàssic Penedès, Brut Barrica 21.

In the seventh edition of this competition, wines from 15 different countries have been tasted by a jury made up of 50 viticulture sector experts. In total, 209 wines have been awarded, of which 11 with a Great Gold, 108 with a Gold medal and 90 with a Silver medal.

If we compare the results achieved by the cellar in this edition with the one from last year, Ocell de Foc is the wine that repeats the award and, therefore, it has achieved a Gold medal in two consecutive years. The awards are new for El Blanc XXV white wine and for Clàssic Penedès Brut Barrica 21, as they had taken part in previous editions but without having been awarded any medals.

These results confirm Sant Pau d’Ordal cellar as the only Catalan cellar, and from the rest of the Spain, to achieve four Gold medals in this competition, a difficult target to reach bearing in mind the number of cellars that decide to present their references in the competition.

So, overjoyed about all these acknowledgements!

Reserva Martí 2009 and La Milana 2012, awarded in the Millésime Bio 2016 international competition

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:28:00 +0000

Once again we have taken part in Millésime Bio, the international ecological wine competition, which is now in its ninth edition, obtaining medals for two of our benchmark red wines: Reserva Martí and La Milana.

On the 25th, 26th and 27th of January the fair with the same name as the competition, Millésime Bio, will be held in Montpellier, and this will be when the award giving ceremony takes place for the winning wines in this edition and where we will also be present to exhibit the awarded wines and others that complete our range of ecological wines.

In this edition, 1392 wines were tasted from different wine regions around the world (142 more references than in the previous edition), of which 136 were acknowledged with a gold medal, 172 with a silver medal and 111 with a bronze medal.

Regarding our wines, the Gold medal achieved by Reserva Martí 2009 places it as one of the two Catalan wines that were awarded with distinctions among all the wines awarded in this category. With a coupage of the Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties and aged for 2 years in French, Allier oak barrels, it is one of the cellars emblematic wines as it was also the first ecological wine that the oenologist and our cellar’s technical director, Josep Maria Albet i Noya, decided to produce as a coupage.

The other awarded wine in the competition was La Milana 2012, with a Silver medal. This is another of the cellar’s benchmark wines, produced with a coupage of more traditional varieties like Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon, along with a touch of Merlot and Caladoc (a cross between the Garnacha and Malbec varieties) that is aged for 18 months in French, Allier oak barrels. La Milana shows the character of the old vineyards that are the mainstay of the Can Milà de la Roca estate: character and personality in their purest state.

Happy to have started the year with such good news and let’s hope it continues like that!

We are collaborating with the Grup Àgata association during the International Day for the fight against Breast Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:44:00 +0000

This year, on the International Day for the fight against Breast Cancer, we will show our support for the cause hand-in-hand with the Catalan Association of Women Affected by Breast Cancer (Grup Àgata), www.grupagata.org.

The association was created in 1995 with the aim of offering a support line to all those women affected by breast cancer who didn’t have enough information or support during their illness. Since then, its main mission has been to accompany the women and their families during the different phases of their illness through activities and services that help them to overcome this difficult situation.

The cellar is promoting the “Pink Week” in solidarity with the cause, which means we are giving all the income received from visits, during the week from the 19th of October to the 25th of October, to the ‘Grup Àgata’ association. During this week, rosé wine or sparkling wine tasting will also be included for free, playing with pinkish colour that is associated with the illness.

So, our small grain of sand with which we want to show our support to those women who have suffered or who are suffering this illness, and with which we hope to help to continue improving their lives during their recovery process.

Good luck and lots of courage!

Albet i Noya invests over 500.000€ in infrastructure during 2015 for its premium wine producing cellar

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:59:00 +0000

This coming harvest time will represent an important year for Albet i Noya with heavy investments to incorporate improvements in the infrastructure of the “Celler de l’Era”, with the aim of optimising the production processes of the cellar’s most representative wines, the premium wines. This will therefore be the first year, in these new installations, that the cellar will be able to produce wine using 100% of the grapes picked on the estate.

Rectangular tanks have been purchased from the German company, Speidel, the worldwide benchmark company in technologies for this type of equipment, which will be used during the elaboration process for premium white and red wines in the forthcoming harvest. Specifically, the purchase was for 7 stainless steel tanks with a capacity of 10,200 litres to be used for red wines, and 14 stackable stainless steel tanks with a capacity of 5,200 litres each, of which 7 will be for white wines and 7 for reds, also adding 5, 20,000 litre tanks by the Penedès company, Magusa, to the installation’s total.

An innovative Willmes pneumatic press has also been purchased. This works with inert gas which therefore allows for the production of natural and sulphite-free wines, as well as whites in general, without the risk of oxidation during the pressing processes as it prevents oxygen from entering and coming into contact with the grape before must extraction. Lastly, and just a few days before the harvest, which will start half-way through august, the last piece of equipment that will complete the new Era cellar will be incorporated; a small, vertical Diemme press with capacity for 1,200kg in each pressing that will be used for red grapes. It is the latest generation of this type of press which, on the basis of the traditional pressing system that is already acknowledged in the most prestigious wine-producing areas throughout the world, allows for the pressing of small amounts of exceptional quality grapes.

A major investment that the cellar sees as a necessity and an opportunity to continue along the same line of excellence in the premium wine production processes that require this type of equipment that is characterised by technological innovation that is clearly aimed at improving the end product. Albet i Noya’s idea is to continue advancing towards high quality wines, the most natural, ecological and sustainable possible so that the public can enjoy its wines to the utmost.

3rd edition of the Ordal Peach Market Route at Albet i Noya

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 07:22:00 +0000

This year we are organising the new Ordal Peach Market Route, celebrating the third edition of this gastronomic experience related to the peach, the star of the market during the months of June, July and August.

The activity will also be supported by the collaboration of three restaurants from Sant Pau d'Ordal (Cal Pere del Maset, Cal Saldoni and Cal Xim), in charge of preparing tapas that will be tasted during the gastronomic itinerary.

The experience will begin at the cellar. A visit to the vineyard will be the starting point to get know this pioneering cellar in ecological wine production. Afterwards, we will go down to the village of Sant Pau d’Ordal to begin the gastronomic itinerary. Each restaurant’s chef will offer a newly created tapa that will be paired with an Albet i Noya wine.

A great opportunity to come and get to know the market and the cuisine that surrounds it from a more ludic and gastronomic perspective, without forgetting the good wine, the perfect complement to enjoy this pairing to the utmost.

INFORMATION:

Route days: 14 and 27 of June, 5 and 11 of July

Price: 18 € per person (places are limited)

Information and bookings: visita@albetinoya.cat / tel. 93 899 48 12

Two Gold medals and one Silver for our wines in the DO Penedès Quality wine Competition

noreply@blogger.com (Albet i Noya) — Fri, 08 May 2015 07:04:00 +0000

The 49th DO Penedès Quality Wine Competition’s awards ceremony was held last Tuesday, the 5th of May, in Casinet de Sant Salvador restaurant, organised by the Acadèmia Tastavins del Penedès and with the support of the DO Penedès, which awards the best wines in this designation in different categories.

The 33 finalist wines could be tasted before the dinner started, ecological wines among a total of 120 presented samples evaluated by 24 professionals from different areas linked to the world of wines (sommeliers, restaurant owners, oenologists and specialised journalists).

Regarding our wines, three of them got medals and two were acknowledged with a Diploma of Excellence:

- Gold Medal for El Fanio 2013 in the White Crianza category

- Gold Medal for Clàssic Penedès Brut 21 2011 in the Clàssic Penedès sparkling wine category

- Silver Medal for Syrah Col·lecció 2011 in the Red Crianza category

- Diploma of Excellence for Reserva Martí 2008

- Diploma of Excellence for Tempranillo Clàssic 2013

Both El Fanio wine and Clàssic Penedès Brut 21sparkling wine repeated medals in this edition, although El Fanio was awarded the medal in the Xarel·los category in the previous edition.

We are very happy with the obtained results and full of enthusiasm to continue along this line of work and to continue reaping the fruits of our day-to-day effort and work.