Carta Nevada Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Spanish tapas, light seafood appetizers, and mild creamy cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Freixenet's Carta Nevada Brut is a cornerstone of Spanish sparkling wine history, first introduced in 1941 in its iconic frosted bottle. Hailing from the heart of the Cava D.O. in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Catalonia, this sparkling wine is crafted using the traditional method (método tradicional). It relies on the classic trio of indigenous Catalan grapes: Macabeo, which provides sweetness and perfume; Xarel·lo, offering structure and acidity; and Parellada, imparting elegance and floral notes. The Ferrer family, who founded Freixenet, combined their deep agricultural roots with pioneering spirit, naming the brand after 'La Freixeneda,' their family estate. The Carta Nevada Brut represents a harmonious, approachable style of Cava, aged on its lees for up to 12 months to develop subtle yeasty complexity alongside its bright citrus and green apple fruit profile.
🍾 About the Producer
Freixenet trace its origins to 1914 in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia through the union of two established winegrowing dynasties—the Sala and Ferrer families—following roots traced back to Casa Sala in 1861. Anchored in the Penedès depression within Catalonia, the estate harnesses a Mediterranean microclimate marked by warm, sun-drenched days, cooling maritime sea breezes, and diverse alluvial, limestone, and clay soils. Freixenet built its reputation pioneering modern temperature-controlled stainless-steel fermentation and traditional method sparkling winemaking at scale, championing the classic Catalan triumvirate of Macabeo, Xarel·lo, and Parellada alongside select international cultivars. While best known internationally for ubiquitous benchmark cuvées like the matte-black Cordon Negro and semi-seco Carta Nevada, the house also crafts refined, terroir-focused expressions such as the artisanal Casa Sala Gran Reserva Brut Nature, Elyssia Pinot Noir Brut, and Cuvée D.S., reflecting both monumental production prowess and deep cellar aging traditions.
🍇 Grapes
Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir