Segura Viudas Reserva Heredad Rosé Brut 2010

SWIC score: 92 (IFS)

Tasting notes: Redcurrant, floral, yeast, complex, fresh.
Available: ON (LCBO 314757 - $ 36.95)

Winery: Segura Viudas

Region: D.O. Cava (Catalunya)

Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir

Ageing: more than 15 months in the bottle

Alcohol level: 11.0% alc./vol.

Segura Viudas has created this big rosé sparkling wine from the Pinot Noir grapes grown in a single estate vineyard of the village of Aiguaviva, at about 500 m height in the Penedès region. Its outside elegance (the bottle and the beautiful pale salmon colour) has an inside translation as well. It is complex, long and intense, with a balanced combination of fruit and ageing flavours. Its volume and freshness make it a perfect partner for a lot of different foods: fish, seafood, rice and even desserts... although the appetizers is the best moment for enjoying it.

Vintage tasted: 2010 (February 2013)