Parxet Brut Nature is the most iconic Cava made by Parxet, a very well-known name and one of the pioneers in producing and selling the Brut Nature style. This Cava, created from the three classic Cava varieties – Pansa Blanca (Xarel-lo), Macabeo and Parellada – has been aged in stacks for 20 to 30 months.
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Parxet Brut Nature is made from organically farmed grapes from a selection of plots more than 20 years old located in the Alella area, near St. Sebastià dels Gorgs, Pla del Penedès, Sant Llorenç d’Hortons and Font-Rubí. The grapes were harvested by hand. And after pressing the must was fermented at a low temperature. The traditional méthode champenoise was used, with the second fermentation taking place in the bottle. The wine was aged in stacks for a long 20 to 30 months, maturing in the underground cellars the firm owns in Tiana.
Parxet’s history dates back to the eighteenth century when the Suñol family acquired the Mas Parxet estate in Tiana, in Catalonia, though it was not until 1920 that the first bottles of Cava were sold. A century later this Catalan winery is a leading name in the production of artisanal, traditional and high-quality Cavas. It’s been part of the Raventós Codorníu group for several years.
Parxet Brut Nature (D.O Cava) is great with rice dishes with fish, Ibérico ham and pastas.
Very pale colour with greenish hues, very fine, lingering bubbles that tend to form a mousse. Delicate nose with aromas of white and citrus fruit. Fresh, luxuriant, balanced and very dry on the palate, without harshness.
Parxet is a benchmark winery in the production of cavas and the most important one in the small D.O. Alella (Barcelona). A family-owned company with a centuries-old winemaking tradition, characterized by its innovative spirit. In fact, it was one of the first brands to market a Brut Nature (1965). The history of Parxet begins in the 18th century, when the Suñol family acquired the Mas Parxet estate in Tiana, starting winemaking activities there. However, it was not until 1918 that this winery began producing cavas.
In the mid-1980s, Parxet merged with another of Alella's most important wineries, located in the municipality of Santa María de Martorelles and dedicated to the production of white wine. Thus, Parxet S.A. has a dual identity: in Santa María de Martorelles, a winery with modern facilities surrounded by its own vineyard, where the base wines for the cavas and the white Marqués de Alella are produced; and in Tiana, the modernist building Mas Parxet, where the bottle aging of the cavas takes place in the underground cellars built in 1918.
At Parxet, they work following the traditional method of sparkling wine production, starting with the selection of vineyards and adhering to the strictest respect for the natural product.
