Juvé & Camps

Penedès, Spain

Juvé & Camps is an indisputable worldwide leader of Spanish premium sparkling wines. This family-owned, 100% estate-based producer is revered in Spain for its painstaking focus on quality and sustainability, and its important role within the country’s conversation on fine wine in general.

A winegrowing family for over 200 years, Juvé first started producing sparkling wines under their name in 1921.

Juvé also has a powerful history in the United States. The father of fourth generation and CEO Meritxell Juvé (or “Txell”, as she is known), Joan Juvé, spent decades traveling across the globe building the awareness of Juvé’s quality wines. Juvé has had important success and sales in the U.S. market for decades, and continues to represent the majority of Gran Reserva sold in the country.

Juvé & Camps farms its 700 acres under a certified organic regime (likely the largest producer entirely certified as such in Spain), hand harvests all grapes, and ages their cuvées on lees for an impressive 36-42 months yielding creamy, fine and complex age-worthy sparkling wines.

The flagship wine “Reserva de la Familia” (translating to ‘Reserve of the Family’) is a leading Spanish sparkling wine in the world, always vintage-dated, and all the more notable because of the quality needed to produce it without dosage (‘Brut Nature’ designation). Juvé & Camps also produces a Brut Rosé made 100% with Pinot Noir. It was originally developed for the United States and has seen a growing success ever since. At the top of the pyramid is the prestige cuvée called “Gran Juvé”, a specific and limited expression of their best plots with even longer aging (42 months) that showcases the intensity and complexity that Spanish sparkling wines can achieve.

If you have visited Spain, you have seen with your own eyes the prevalence of Juvé & Camps. It is not an exaggeration to call it a national institution.

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Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva

Cava

“Reserva de la Familia” (translating to ‘Reserve of the Family’) is one of the world's greatest sparkling wines, 100% estate, certified organic, always vintage-dated, and all the more notable because of the quality needed to produce it without dosage.

Brut Rosé Pinot Noir

Cava

Originally developed for the United States and now as popular as Reserva de la Familia, Juvé & Camps' flagship rosé is made from 100% Pinot Noir. Following the "Méthode Traditionnelle," it is aged for 15 months in the bottle. Categorized as 'Brut' with only 5g/l of dosage, it is intense, fresh and exuberant with aromas of bright red fruits.

Brut Rosé Pinot Noir

Cava

Gran Juvé Gran Reserva

Cava

Since it was first made in 1972, Gran Juvé has always been an emblematic cuvée, representing the best of Juvé & Camps. Categorized as 'Brut' with only 5g/l of dosage, it is only produced in exceptional vintages and is made using the best quality grapes from select vineyard plots. With a very long ageing time in the bottle of about 42 months, it showcases the intensity and complexity that Spanish sparkling wine can achieve.

Milesimé Chardonnay

Penedès

Part of Juvé & Camps’ Milesimé range (Gran Reserva vintage-dated monovarietal bottlings), this Chardonnay grows from a single estate in Penedès. Aged beyond the minimum requirements, it embodies Juvé & Camps’ commitment to the finest quality of Spanish wine.

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Juvé & Camps Brut Rosé Pinot Noir NV (91 WA)

"The NV Pinot Noir Brut Rose, a non-vintage sparkling wine from Pinot Noir grapes, which is quite dark-colored, displays a bright cherry red color with a showy nose of cherries, truffles and strawberry jam with a fresh, pungent palate, balanced acidity and flavors. Different, with a strong personality. It feels like a red sparkling wine, and quite good, by the way! I'd have it with some charcuterie. Juve & Champs is a very popular Cava producer in Spain, which seems to have improved its range and added a few luxury cuvees to their range while also moving to organic farming practices."

Juvé & Camps Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva 2016 (91 DE)

"A classic Cava blend of Macabeu, Xarel-lo and Parellada; bready, citrus aromas with hints of honeyed peach and white blossom. Fresh, with a creamy mousse and persistent bubbles. Beeswax, ripe lemon citrus, stone fruit and candied peel, alongside savoury, yeasty notes. Very satisfying."

News Briefs: Thursday, March 11, 2021

March 11, 2021 - Shanken News Daily announced the new exclusive partnership between VINTUS and Spain's Juvé & Camps in Thursday's news briefs email. The write up offers background on the estate and its…

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José (Pepe) Hidalgo, Head Winemaker

José “Pepe” Hidalgo Camacho, a third-generation member of the Hidalgo family, grew up immersed in the world of wine. With a degree in Oenology and a Masters in the field, he honed his skills in Napa, California, before returning to Spain to specialize in sparkling wines in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. After working in Valencia, he returned to the Penedès region to lead winemaking projects at Juvé & Camps, a renowned sparkling wine producer, as well as at Propietat d'Espiells and Pagos de Anguix, focusing on elevating quality standards and preserving the region’s winemaking traditions.

Meritxell Juvé, CEO

Meritxell Juvé grew up surrounded by vineyards, playing among wine racks and hiding in wine cellars. Although she never felt pressured to be part of her family business, she came to realize, after working in other industries, she could not stay away from the winery and her family’s legacy. After graduating with a Business degree and an MBA from ESADE Business School in Barcelona. Txell (short for Meritxell) moved to Singapore where she developed an understanding of the Asian markets that she would later translate into the growth of Juvé y Camps export sales.

In 2011, Txell returned home to join the family business, holding several key positions and travelled extensively to promote and build the brand internationally. While completing a Master’s degree in Enology, Viticulture, and Wine Marketing from Mercè Rosell’s Institute. In 2015 under Txell’s leadership, she certified all the family vineyards (close to 700 acres) as organic by the European Agency CCPAE. Making Juvé & Camps one of the largest organic estates in Spain. Txell also worked closely with the winemaking team to create new styles of both cava and still wines to complement their successful portfolio. In 2016, Txell Juvé became J&C Prime Brands’ first woman CEO. Completing the generational transition that the company had been preparing for quite some time. Txell represents the fourth generation to manage the family-owned estate and is committed to upholding the brand’s legacy and ethos of quality and prestige. Another bold move by Txell was to diversify and evolve Primeras Marcas. Juve & Camps, importer of fine wines and spirits business, by expanding their En Premieur category. Txell, was able to source from the most coveted Bordeaux producers for both private and commercial collectors. Primeras Marcas is Spain’s largest En Premieur importer and exclusively represents brands such as, Petrus, Louis Roederer, Louis Latour, Leon Beyer, Gaja, and many more noteable estates in Spain. In 2018 J&C Prime Brands achieved their dream and acquired Pagos de Anguix, a rare 215 acres of Tempranillo vineyards in the heart of Ribera del Duero. Which frames this classic estate to produce some of the countries most sought after, complex red wines. The first investment outside of the Penedès. J&C Prime Brands is the holding company of: Juvé & Camps (Cavas, Penedès), Propietat d’Espiell (Still wine, Penedès), Pagos d’Anguix (Still wine, Ribera del Duero) and Primeras Marcas (importer and distributor).

Growing up in her father’s footsteps meant being in and out of award-winning restaurants. Which gave Txell an appreciation for food and wine from a very early age. She enjoys cooking at home and tasting first hand the latest culinary craze in her hometown of Barcelona. Txell Juvé currently resides in Barcelona with her husband, a New Zealand transplant, their young daughter, and dog Bacchus. In her precious spare time she enjoys the outdoors, arts, learning new languages and exploring different cultures.