Freixenet Carta Nevada Brut

Description

In Carta Nevada Brut, Freixenet plays up a playful, fruit-forward style. Considered an easy introduction to Spanish cava, it is a terrific first taste for those who have not yet had the pleasure of enjoying a lively, effervescent glass of bubbly.Tasting Notes Carta Nevada Brut has dosage, or residual sugar level, of 1.5%.Its fresh, fruity flavor is pleasant and slightly sweet, although still wihtin the technical range of the brut category. This wine’s refreshing, light taste leads from a full, ripe peach, apricot fruit and vanilla nose, encouraging big, round soft flavors in the mouth, with an appealing finish. Perfect for brunch, it is also an excellent choice when mixing champagne cocktails.Food Affinities The perfect brunch beverage, Carta Nevada Brut is a fabulous accompaniment in afruity cocktail, with Asian food, small-plate meals, light sandwiches, or green salads.Winemaking Freixenet produces its sparkling wines in the traditional methode champenoise, aging Carta Nevada Brut for nine months in the ‘cavas,’ the caves from which they take their name. Embracing double fermintation, the second fermintation takes place in the bottle as the wine ages on the lees.Through the process, Freixenet sets the stage for a generoos mousse and continuous stream of fine bubbles upon opening.Blend Carta Nevada Brut uses the same luscious Spanish grape varieties as Cordon Negro Brut and Extra Brut, embracing Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada grape varieties, with slightly higher alcohol levels and a dosage of 15 grams per liter. the light, fruity Macabeo, blended with the robust, powerful depth of Xarel-lo, and the demonstrative fenesse of the Parellada grapes delivers a great balance of aroma and acidity. – Freixenet