Carta Nevada Semi Seco is a classic Cava and the perfect introduction to one of the world’s most popular sparkling wine regions. One glass of Carta Nevada will give off an aroma that’s flowery with just a touch of apple and citrus fruit. And in the mouth, you’ll taste a wine that’s fresh, bubbly and slightly floral. It makes a great aperitivo or dessert wine.
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Freixenet family history goes back to 1861, when Francesc Sala Ferrés started a business making and exporting wine to America. Freixenet was the world leader in sparkling wines made using the Traditional Method. Today, Freixenet leads a range of sparkling Cavas. The fifth generation of the family now runs the company. And just like Francesc Sala Ferrés back in 1861, they are still driven to make the best possible wines for us. Still passionate about uncovering new and better technologies. Still respectful of Mother Nature, on whom they depend for their annual harvest of grapes. Their location in the Penedès, southwest of Barcelona, is known as Cava country. This is a perfect place to make sparkling wine. But not just any Spanish wine: this is Cava. A protected description for a wine, which must meet the most stringent of regulations if it is to be so named. These include using only specific grapes and what is called the ‘Traditional Method’, whereby the wine goes through a second fermentation in the bottle. Each year their grapes, and those of 2000 growing partners, are brought to the winery, in Sant Sadurni, where this magical transformation into Cava takes place. Carta Nevada Semi Seco, is made with the three famous Cava grapes: Macabeo, Xarel.lo and Paradella. The fruit is harvested by hand between August and October and then pressed pneumatically to obtain the juice, which ferments in tanks after 10-15 days. This liquid is then clarified, blended, bottled and stored in cellars under the Sant Sadurni winery for up to 14 months.
