Dedication and expertise: the secret of our artisan cavas and spirits
For three generations, our family has been dedicated to the production of unique cavas and spirits, thus creating the Mascaró brand.
Our cellars and distillery have been located, since 1946, in Vilafranca del Penedès, 48 km south of Barcelona. It is the perfect setting for the production of our products, as they are inspired by our environment and made following a craft tradition full of years of wisdom.
Artisan makers
We process raw materials with exceptional care to obtain unique and amazing products.
The personality of each of our cavas and spirits is based on attention to detail and minimal intervention throughout the entire production and aging process.
That’s why the winemaker of the mascaró family controls all the production, thus guaranteeing the highest quality.
Our symbol
A mascarón is an architectural ornament, which has been used throughout history to beautify ships or to enhance buildings, bridges and fountains, giving the architecture a humanity trait.
Ours is a fantastic being, half man and half lion, the work of Lluís Hortalà, a sculptor born in Olot (Girona). The animal suggests strength and sovereignty and the man represents intelligence and sensitivity.
Top guard cave
We believe that the essence of a product is found in its origin, and for this reason, our cavas are made exclusively with hand-harvested grapes from our organic vineyards.
The process of second fermentation and bottle aging gives them the structure and complexity characteristic of Reserva and Gran Reserva cavas.
Our cavas are aged for a minimum of two years.
The land
The uniqueness of the Mascaró caves is the terroir that marks the personality of the grape and, therefore, of our wines.
Organic grapes
Manual harvest
The harvest in Mascaró is manual and the transfer to the winery is carried out in small boxes to preserve the quality of the fruit as much as possible.
Whole grape pressed
To make our cavas, we press whole grapes in the style of Champagne. This type of pressing allows you to avoid undesirable maceration and reserve only the true flower must.
Long aging of the cavas
Only then do we consider that our cavas can be called premium aged.
The distillery
Mascaró distillates are high quality products with a marked personality.
For its preparation, we use the double distillation technique. The whole process takes place in our own distillery and aging warehouses, located in the heart of the Penedès region.
The origin of Mascaró brandies are local wines with low degree and good acidity that we prepare professionally through a long period of maturation in French oak barrels.
It all starts in the vineyard
Distillation wines made in house
Double distillation method
Aging in French oak barrels
Through distillation, we obtain what is called hollandaise wine, a wine spirit of less than 70°. Aging takes place in French oak barrels where the brandy matures and gains in structure and nuances.