Why buy Cava Freixenet Carta Nevada Brut

Freixenet's roots run deep and are well intertwined in the northeastern region of Spain, Penedès and the history of two of the most prominent families of the wine.

The family winery "Casa Sala" founded in 1861 by Francesc Sala Farré, produced and marketed their wines for customers at a market area in Barcelona and unlike other similar farms that produced wine, exporting much of its production to South America.

Casa Sala was a booming business for years until the late eighties when phylloxera entered the Penedès and dwindled in a few years the yields of the vineyard until it was unprofitable, eventually killing the vine.

As the twentieth century began, having discovered that the foot of American vines were immune to the plague, began replanting throughout Europe by grafting European varieties onto American rootstock vines. At that time the only daughter of Joan Hall, Dolores, "the House Chamber Pubilla" married Pedro Ferrer Bosch of the Ferrer owners for 18 generations of Freixeneda.

Pedro Ferrer, who had a great commercial genius, decided to test the market, which today would be a real market test, launched different brands and evaluated its performance and reception.

They quickly opted for Freixenet, the least desirable in principle for its almost unpronounceable phonics.

Freixenet vineyards are planted to take advantage of the full range of terroir and climate in the region of Catalunya, Penedès, the area where most of the Spanish cavas are produced. From the dry and cold northern mountains, to coastal, moist and warm areas of the south, our vineyards bear the fruit of many varieties of Vitis vinifera. In addition to cultivating their own vineyards, Freixenet also maintains exclusive relationships with winegrowers in the region.

From the Parellada and Macabeo grapes from higher and colder, and the Xarel.lo and Trepat grapes that thrive in thevwarm coastal area, with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the middle regions, Freixenet wines reflect the excellent calcareous soils and ideal conditions that form the character of each bottle.

Freixenet produces its sparkling wines in the traditional Champagne method, the Carta Nevada Brut is aged for nine months in the cellars, caves which bear his name. Embracing double fermentation, the secondary fermentation occurs in the bottle.

Freixenet Carta Nevada Brut is aged between 12 and 18 months. It is the most typical regional cava. It is developed from a blend of wines from a careful selection of  native varieties, Xarel.lo, Macabeo and Parellada, is well balanced with all the wealth of the great vintages cava.

Color: Yellow with golden, clean and bright. Good bubbles and good crown.

Nose: Refreshing and light with a nose full of ripe peach, apricot, fruit and vanilla.

Palate: Fresh fruity flavor is pleasant and slightly sweet, but still within the technical range of the category brut.

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