Cordon Negro Seco Seleccion
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Traditional Spanish tapas such as jamón ibérico and croquetas, mildly spiced Asian cuisine, or light fruit-based desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the heart of Spain's Penedès region in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Freixenet's Cordon Negro is one of the world's most recognizable sparkling wines, famous for its iconic frosted black bottle launched in 1974. The Cordon Negro Seco Seleccion is a classic Cava crafted using the traditional method, blending the indigenous Catalan trio of Macabeo, Xarel·lo, and Parellada. Macabeo brings bright wildflower aromas and acidity, Xarel·lo provides robust structure, and Parellada contributes elegant freshness. The 'Seco' designation indicates a slightly off-dry style, offering a softer, rounder mouthfeel with subtle sweetness that beautifully balances the crisp, lively bubbles and citrus-driven palate developed during its lees aging.
🍾 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