Winery FreixenetCava Meritum Gran Reserva
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Parellada and the Xarello.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Cava Meritum Gran Reserva from the Winery Freixenet
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Cava Meritum Gran Reserva of Winery Freixenet in the region of Cava is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cava Meritum Gran Reserva of Winery Freixenet in the region of Cava often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cava Meritum Gran Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Cava Meritum Gran Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Cava Meritum Gran Reserva
The Cava Meritum Gran Reserva of Winery Freixenet matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp and cherry tomato quiche, baguette filled with saint moret and ham or haddock with potatoes.
Discover the grape variety: Parellada
The white Parellada is a grape variety that originated in France (Spain). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. The white Parellada can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cava Meritum Gran Reserva from Winery Freixenet are 2006, 2007, 2013, 2010 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Freixenet
The Winery Freixenet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 153 wines for sale in the of Cava to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cava
Cava is Spain's signature style of Sparkling wine, and the Iberian Peninsula's answer to Champagne. The traditional Grape varieties used in Cava were Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo, but the Champagne varieties Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are also used. While the first Cava was produced exclusively in Catalonia - specifically in a small town called San Sadurní de Noya - modern Cava can be sourced from various regions of Spain. Aragon, Navarre, Rioja, Pais Vasco, Valencia and Extremadura have specific delimited areas that can benefit from the designation of origin.
The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
