Azimut Wines Cava Brut 2023

Owner & winemaker: Assís Suriol and his family

Vineyard area: 30 hectares (~74 acres), estate-owned + purchased organic grapes from neighbors for the Azimut line

Vineyard management: certified organic, practicing biodynamics

Soils: clay, limestone, loam

Main varieties: traditional regional Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo for whites, Monastrell, Garnacha, Tempranillo for the reds

Winemaking: Spontaneous primary fermentation, stainless steel vats, amphorae from local clay, and concrete tanks. The sparkling wines are secondary-bottle-fermented and aged on lees in accordance with the Cava DO rules. No fining, no filtering, little to no SO2 added.

Annual production (approx.):  90,000 bottles for the Suriol estate wines, 120,000 for the Azimut line