Cava Faustino Semi Seco
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Best enjoyed fresh within 1 to 3 years of release.
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fruit tarts, spicy Asian cuisine, blue cheese
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Cava Faustino Semi Seco represents Bodegas Faustino's elegant foray into traditional method sparkling winemaking under the Cava appellation. While world-renowned for their historic Rioja red wines, the winery brings generations of cellaring expertise and meticulous craft to sparkling production in Oyón. Made following the Método Tradicional, this Semi Seco cuvée undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle followed by aging on its lees. The deliberate dosage introduces a soft, harmonious sweetness that beautifully balances the wine's vibrant natural acidity, offering charming notes of ripe orchard fruit, white blossoms, and subtle fresh pastry complexity.
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Founded in 1861 by Eleuterio Martínez Arzok, Bodegas Faustino is an iconic winery situated in Oyón within the renowned Rioja Alavesa subregion of Spain. Owned and managed by the Familia Martínez Zabala, the estate is celebrated for its commitment to extensive oak cask aging and long bottle maturation in its expansive subterranean cellars. Bodegas Faustino is world-renowned for its signature Faustino I Gran Reserva, recognizable by its frosted bottle and Rembrandt portrait label, which showcases the elegance, complexity, and longevity of traditional Rioja blends dominated by Tempranillo, Graciano, and Mazuelo.