Alta Alella is a family-run project which started more than twenty years ago by the enologist Josep Maria Pujol-Busquets and his wife Cristina Guillen. Alta Alella is the closest winery to Barcelona (10 km), it’s located within the agricultural area of a natural park known as the “Serralada de Marina’. The estate is just two km away from the Mediterranean Sea and the vineyards are planted on slopes and terraces between 100 and 250 meters above the sea level.
The vines are grown on Sauló soil which is one of the most important element that determines the characters of wines from Alta Alella: an acidic white granite-based sand with low limestone content, low organic matter and good drainage.
Fleeing from standardization, year after year, Josep Maria's aim is to produce ‘transparent’ wines, that reflect soil and vintage characteristics. The harvest is carried out by hand, paying individual attention to each plant.
Currently Alta Alella farms 60 ha within the D.O Alella (the smallest D.O. in Spain) and the D.O. Cava. The winery works with micro-vinifications, many different grape varieties and innovative techniques, producing up to 50 different wines every year. The cava ages on the lees between 15 and 60 months and is released on the market just after being disgorged (the disgorgement date appears on every bottle).
Producer: Josep Maria Pujol-Baquests i Camps
Region: Catalunya
Appellation: D.O. Catalunya, D.O. Alella D.O. Cava
Grape Variety: Pansa Blanca (Xarel·lo), Mataró (Mourvèdre),
Parellada, Macabeu, Garnatxa Negra,
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah,
Sauvignon Blanc
Surface Area: 50ha
Production: 380,000 bottles
Feature: Certified Organic





Mirgin Reserva Cava Brut Nature
Pansa Blanca (Xarel·lo), Parellada, Macabeu
Fermentation: Stainless steel vats
Ageing: Between 20-40 months
Harvest: by hand
Alcohol: 12%
Risidual sugar: 0 g/l
Soil Type: Sauló (sandy granitic)
Altitude: 150 to 300m
Orientation: Southeast
Vinification & Winemaking: Grapes are lightly pressed to only extract the first press must and then fermentation is done in seperate vats. Released to market just after being disgorged.

Mirgin Rosé Reserva Cava Brut Nature '15
Mataro (Monastrell)
Fermentation: Stainless steel vats
Ageing: Between 20-40 months
Harvest: by hand
Alcohol: 12%
Risidual sugar: 0 g/l
Soil Type: Sauló (sandy granitic)
Altitude: 150 to 300m
Orientation: Southeast
Vinification & Winemaking: After a light skin maceration to get the desired color, the grapes are pressed for the first pressing must. Fermentation in stainless steel vats followed by traditional method for a min of 20 months ageing. Released to market just after being disgorged.

Pansa Blanca D.O. Alella
Pansa Blanca (Xarel·lo)
Fermentation: Stainless steel vats
Alcohol: 12%
Harvest: by hand
Soil Type: Sauló (sandy granitic)
Altitude: 150 to 300m
Orientation: Southeast
Vinification & Winemaking: Short maceration at a very low temperature. Grapes are lightly pressed to obtain the first pressing must then fermented in stainless steel vats at low temperature.

Garnatxa Negra D.O. Alella
Garnatxa
Fermentation: Stainless steel vats
Alcohol: 14.5%
Harvest: by hand
Soil Type: Sauló (sandy granitic)
Altitude: 150 to 300m
Orientation: SouthWest
Vinification & Winemaking: After destemming, the grapes begin a process of maceration-fermentation for 15 days at 22 degrees C in stainless steal tanks to extract maximum fruity aromas. Afterwards, the grapes are gently pressed once, malolactic fermentation in vats, and then immediately bottled.

Alella Dolç Mataró
Mataro (Monastrell)
Fermentation: Stainless steel vats & oak barrels
Alcohol: 14.5%
Harvest: by hand
Soil Type: Sauló (sandy granitic)
Altitude: 150 to 300m
Orientation: South
Maceration: 6 months
Ageing: 3 months in barrel
Residual Sugar: 176 g/l
Vinification & Winemaking: Grapes are left on the vine to overripen. Maceration is 6 months with daily pump-over then weekly. After a light pressing, a short 2 month ageing in French oak barrels takes place before bottling.

Cava Brut Nature Mirgin Exeo Paratge Qualificat Vallcirera
60% Pansa Blanca, 40% Chardonnay
Fermentation: Barrels
Alcohol: 12%
Harvest: by hand
Soil Type: Sauló (sandy granitic)
Altitude: 90m
Orientation: Southeast
Maceration: 6 months
Ageing: min 66 months
Residual Sugar: 0 g/l
Vinification & Winemaking: The combined techniques of maceration and fermentation are used. The wine in fermented in 2-3 year aged oak barrels with strict traditional method. Wine is released on market the day after being disgorged.
