Here's a serious Cava with Champagne qualities. The nose is nutty and rich with hints of vanilla and popcorn that aren't overdone. The palate is toasty but also candied with citrus blending perfectly with butterscotch. Plump and ripe through the finish this is high-end and stylish as Spanish bubbly goes. Drink now or hold in a good cellar for a few more years. - M.S.

They are going to release small quantities of older vintages that were disgorged when they were first released. I tasted a bottle of 2001 Gran Reserva Brut Nature III Lustros, which must have been disgorged in 2008/2009, and it's quite interesting to see the evolution. This has developed more oxidative aromas, with notes of baked apples, a golden color and a mellow palate, with soft acidity. The reality is that III Lustros, Celler Batlle and the new Enoteca line are all the same base wine with more or less time in contact with the lees in bottle. I guess it's also up to the individual bottle, but this was clearly the more oxidative of all the wines I tasted from Gramona. There are only a handful of bottles for sale (100?) and they are still discussing prices, which will reflect the rarity and will probably be more expensive than the Enoteca. - Luis Gutiérrez