Tres Naus Brut Reserva Cava NV
- 92
- $35
- Drink by: 2025-2029
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Cava is a much underappreciated style of sparkler, especially in this country. A blend of Xarel lo, Macabeo and Parellada, this thoroughly enjoyable fizz spends four years on lees and then another couple in the bottle before release. The colour is a gleaming yellow. Well structured, this is quite tight with notes of jasmine, stone fruits, figs, peaches and a real peppermint touch with added hints of tropicals. An attractive style which is clean and refreshing, with bright acidity and showing us medium length. This will please a lot of people over the next three to four years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
