The Winery Freixenet of Catalogne

Winery Freixenet - Cava Cord&oacuten Negro Brut
The winery offers 142 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Freixenet Group.
It is ranked in the top 297 of the estates of Catalogne.
It is located in Catalogne

The Winery Freixenet is one of the best wineries to follow in Catalogne.. It offers 142 wines for sale in of Catalogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Freixenet wines

Looking for the best Winery Freixenet wines in Catalogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Freixenet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Freixenet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Freixenet

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Freixenet

How Winery Freixenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp curry and coconut (thailand), sunshine pie with tomato pesto and pine nuts or fish and shrimp wok with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Freixenet

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Freixenet. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, caramel or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or chalk. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Freixenet. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Freixenet

  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1971With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 1975With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Freixenet.

  • Macabeo
  • Parellada
  • Xarel-lo
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Trepat

Discovering the wine region of Catalogne

Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.

O. C. was the first regional D. O.

C. in Spain. Created in 1999, it covers all the scattered vineyards that were not covered by one of the other 11 DOs in the region. The capital of Catalonia is the bustling Barcelona, Spain's second largest city and one of the largest ports on the Mediterranean.

The top white wines of Winery Freixenet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Freixenet

How Winery Freixenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta carbonara a la flo without egg, summer tuna quiche or chicken pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Freixenet

On the nose the white wine of Winery Freixenet. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Freixenet. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Freixenet

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.38/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Freixenet.

  • Macabeo
  • Muscatel
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Colombard
  • Chardonnay
  • Airen

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top red wines of Winery Freixenet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Freixenet

How Winery Freixenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, ham lasagness or veal with cream and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Freixenet

On the nose the red wine of Winery Freixenet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Freixenet. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Freixenet

  • 2011With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.45/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Freixenet.

  • Tempranillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Monastrell
  • Garnacha
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)

In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.

The top pink wines of Winery Freixenet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Freixenet

How Winery Freixenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), oriental lamb skewers or chicken leg with curry in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Freixenet

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Freixenet. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Freixenet

  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.34/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Freixenet.

  • Bobal
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Tempranillo

Discover the grape variety: Glera

It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.

The top sweet wines of Winery Freixenet

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Freixenet

How Winery Freixenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of monkfish tagine, moussaka with spices or beef bourguignon with cookéo.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Freixenet

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Freixenet. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Freixenet

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Freixenet.

  • Tempranillo
  • Bobal

The word of the wine: SR

A company of harvesters and handlers who have pooled their equipment (press, vats, etc.).

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Freixenet and wines from the region

Big plans for Bolney as Wine GB welcomes acquisition

Freixenet Copestick has revealed a host of plans for its newly acquired English winery, Bolney Wine Estates in Sussex, as it embarks on its first English wine venture. With the ink barely dry on the deal, which was signed late last Friday (14 January), Freixenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick is not short of ideas when it comes to improving the already successful English winery. Describing Bolney as ‘the perfect match’ for Freixenet Copestick, he said: ‘When we arrived at Bolney in early September ...

Freixenet Copestick acquires Bolney Wine Estate

One the pioneering English wine estates, Bolney has a portfolio of sparkling and still wines that have won several awards. It was founded in 1972 by Janet and Rodney Pratt and is now run by their daughter, and winemaker, Sam Linter. Commenting on the acquisition, Freixenet Copestick — the UK and Ireland arm of Henkell Freixenet — said it was sure it had found ‘the perfect winery’. MD Robin Copestick said: ‘The sparkling wines are excellent and the business is excellently run by Sam Linter.’ ...

UK wine trade urges government rethink on duty tax plans

Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...

The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)

In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.