Freixenet Carta Nevada Brut (NV)
| Winery: | Freixenet - Cava |
| Region: | Spain » Cava |
| Varietal: | Macabeo , Xarello , Parellada |
| Type: | Sparkling Wines |
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Starting at $8.47 “With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Van...
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
Macabeo is Spain’s most widely planted grape. From there, it has made its way to southern France’s Roussillon region,...
History of the grape: Some believe Malbec is named after a Hungarian peasant who spread plantings along the French co...
Common synonyms: Martorella, Montonec, Montonech, Montonega, Montonego, Montoneo, Montonero, Parellada blanc, Perel...
History of the grape: Origins of Tempranillo are murky. It could be indigenous to the Spanish countryside, or it coul...
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Freixenet - Cava on SnoothDecember 2010
I have been drinking Freixenet Extra Dry Sparkling Wine (NOT the Brut) for more than 20 years. It is the very best tasting by far in its price range and rivals any other bottle available under $50.00. It is very light and goes with any meal or dessert. I drink it all the time and buy it by the case. I can get it in Virginia for $8 per bottle... Read More
December 2010
Cava from Spain is an inexpensive sparkling wine made in a fresh style. The grapes used in Cava are typically Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada (instead of the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier usually used for Method Champenoise wines), so the flavor profile of Cava is distinct from that of Champagne; the wines are zippy and fruity.On the o... Read More
December 2010
Tasted this cava with some blinis. It is dry enough to go with maincourse and it has nice balanced taste. Not overly sparkling but has sufficient amount of bubbles. Balanced. Read More
December 2010
some petrol aromas with inter-lingering fruits of red apple, strawberry, raspberry, and bits of peach, very drinkable and tasteful cava Read More
November 2010
Never had a vintage cava before and discovered it during a weekend trip at a Freixenet bar: "Freixenet Brut Nature Vintage 2002". Liked it a lot and bought the 3 remaining bottles they had for about US$ 20 each. I had them the whole day in the car at about 30 Celcius (86 Fahrenheit), put them in my cellar, out of my cellar in a wine fridge (as m... Read More
June 2010
When one thinks of sparkling wine, the first that probably comes to mind is Champagne. However, there are many different kinds of sparkling wine from countries and regions other than France. In the Penedès wine region of Northern Spain, this type of fizzy wine is called “Cava.”Today, we visited Mas Bertran, a family-operated winery in Sant Martí... Read More
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