Winery FreixenetVintage Especial Brut
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 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 Vintage Especial Brut from the Winery Freixenet
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Vintage Especial Brut of Winery Freixenet in the region of Catalogne is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vintage Especial Brut of Winery Freixenet in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, apricot or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Vintage Especial Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Vintage Especial Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Vintage Especial Brut
The Vintage Especial Brut of Winery Freixenet matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of magic marinade (for shrimps, scallops, fish...), peach and tuna verrine or quick and easy thai fish papillote.
Discover the grape variety: Parellada
Lively, elegant whites with finely chiselled acidity and a light palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh herbs and discreet mineral notes. Brings freshness and aromatic finesse to Cava DO blends (with macabeo and xarel-lo), defining the taut identity of Catalan sparkling wines. Also as light still whites in Penedès DO and Conca de Barberà DO. Native Catalan variety grown at altitude.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vintage Especial Brut from Winery Freixenet are 2016, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Freixenet
The Winery Freixenet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 153 wines for sale in the of Penedès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Penedès
Historic cradle of Cava (95% of Spanish output, centred on Sant Sadurní d'Anoia): traditional-method sparklers, convivial and brioche-like. Indigenous trilogy: signature Xarel-lo (body, herbaceous and almondy notes), Macabeo (apple, freshness), Parellada (floral elegance). Still wines ~80% white from the same grapes, straight and accessible. Also sunny Garnacha, Cabernet and Pinot Noir.
The wine region of Catalogne
Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.
The word of the wine: Alcohol content
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