Colour: Bright pale yellow, perfect integration of the fine bubbles with a soft and delicate texture.
Bouquet: Fine and elegant, a fresh cava with toasted notes like coffee with touches of vanilla and honeysuckle. Fruity, rich in aromas such as peach, grapefruit and white flowers (jasmine and elder-flower).
Palate: Fresh, fruity, creamy and, at the same time, light but with body due to the contact with the lees. Fine texture and very pleasant with notes of almonds and nuts.
The varieties are harvested and vinified separately. We work with cold paste, soft pressing, musts selection. Once the fermentation is finished, we blend the wines of the different varieties. Second fermentation in bottle at low temperature to have a slow fermentation and aging until getting the optimum point of balance between freshness and creaminess.
Heretat is a highly recommended cava to be taken as an appetizer and with dishes with strong, spicy flavors, although it can also be accompanied by eggs (scrambled or boiled), cheeses (cured and fermented), rice, Iberian ham, blue fish and seafood (oysters and caviar).
Grape varieties: Macabeu, Xarel·lo, Parellada.
Total acidity (t.a.): 6.3-6.9 g/l
Aging: Minimum of 18 months on their own lees.