Wine Secrets

87 Points Robert Parker - Wine Advocate #181, Feb 2009

Based in the D.O. region of Alella, north of Barcelona, Parxet have been winemakers for over 500 years. They specialise in Sparkling production and their main grape varieties are the local Pansa Blanca, Macabeo and Parellada, using traditonal bottle-fermentation techniques.

Each year when we hold our Spanish themed Cellar Dinner, we serve this wine on arrival, and our customers love it.

An impressive high class and well priced Spanish Methode Champenoise, or Cava, as they are known in Spain. Mas Parxet (pronounced, par-chet) is located in the village of Tiana, just 20kms north of Barcelona.

Hand-harvested fruit, in this case Macabeo and Parella grapes are pressed and fermented at low temperatures.

After aging on its lees for 18 months, the resulting wine has a fine bead (bubbles) with lovely fruit notes of peach and citrus and a subtle underlying yeasty complexity.

A smart bubbly from Spain.

http://www.parxet.es

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