Winery FreixenetXB Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
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 XB Brut from the Winery Freixenet
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the XB Brut of Winery Freixenet in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Food and wine pairings with XB Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with XB Brut
Original food and wine pairings with XB Brut
The XB Brut of Winery Freixenet matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of catalan zarzuela, verrine of beetroot and lump roe or blanquette of monkfish and scallops.
Details and technical informations about Winery Freixenet's XB Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of XB Brut from Winery Freixenet are 2015, 0, 2014, 2012
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 Catalogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Flavor
Sensation (sweet, salty, sour or bitter) produced on the tongue by a food.
