Discovering the Craft of Miquel Pons Cava

Miquel Pons Penedès

Visiting Miquel Pons Cava was a fascinating experience. It revealed the knowledge and precision behind every bottle of this renowned Spanish sparkling wine. Nestled in the heart of Catalonia’s Penedès region, Miquel Pons is a family-run organic winery. They are dedicated to preserving traditional Cava-making methods, while embracing modern techniques to ensure the highest quality. Cava is made using the same method as Champagne and offers exceptional value from Miquel Pons.

Meticulous Production

One of the highlights of our visit was learning about the meticulous production process. Miquel explained how the winery carefully selects the finest grapes from specific plots around their estate.  The traditional varieties of Macabeo, Xarel·lo, and Parellada create a perfectly balanced Cava. The second fermentation takes place in bottle. Then the wines have extended ageing on the lees which is crucial in creating these exceptional wines.

Disgorgement Demonstration

A particularly exciting moment was witnessing the disgorgement process first-hand. This technique involves removing the sediment from the neck of the bottle and ensures clarity and purity in the final product. Normally, this is done through freezing the neck of the bottle. However, they believe a finer wine is produced without this thermal shock.  Miquel expertly demonstrated this process, sending a neat spray of Cava over Llin who was trying to film him!

The Best Quality Cava

Of course, no visit to Miquel Pons would be complete without tasting their exceptional Cavas. We sampled a range, from Reserva to the more complex and aged Gran Reserva. You always learn something new and I have never seen a traditional sparkling wine where they use a cork for the bottle fermentation (as opposed to a crown top). This is what they do for their very top wine and clearly it makes a difference.

Tim Atkin

Miquel Pons Cava has received high praise: 95 points in Decanter Magazine. Recently they have attracted the attention of esteemed wine critic Tim Atkin, who has featured them in his choice of top Cava. If you are curious about Cava, or a big fan of sparkling wine, we highly recommend you pop in to try them. Make it quick, we are the only UK importer with limited stock for now!