Parxet Gran Reserva M.C.
95 points Peñín and a surprising personality
Silver Medal
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Silver Bacchus
Concurso Internacional de Vinos Bacchus
Silver Medal
Concurso Internacional Mundus Vini
Parxet Gran Reserva M.C. is a cava resulting from a blend of the native Catalan varieties pansa blanca (xarel·lo), macabeo, and parellada. A maturation of more than 30 months on the lees gave it body, volume, and pleasant notes of pastry that will captivate you.
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General features
General Information
Parxet Gran Reserva M.C. is a Gran Reserva cava where the pansa blanca stands out in a magnificent coupage with the macabeo and parellada varieties, grapes originating from the Alella area, where the sauló soils give the wines clearly Mediterranean nuances. This sparkling wine is harvested both mechanically and manually, depending on each vineyard, and is vinified by pressing the whole grape, whose must ferments at a constant temperature of 16ºC. This cava with the initials of María Cabané (also known as Parxet María Cabané Gran Reserva) finishes its vinification with a minimum aging of 30 months, offering surprising and distinctive nuances.
A key year for the Parxet winery is 1920, when its first bottles of cava produced using the traditional champenoise method hit the market. Today, with over a century of history, it is a benchmark in the creation of artisanal and quality cavas, being a pioneer in making sparkling wines with the native pansa blanca variety.
The excellence in the vinification and aging of this sparkling wine from the D.O. Cava is demonstrated by the award of 95 points by the Peñín Guide during 2021. Enjoy Parxet Gran Reserva M.C. accompanying fish and seafood dishes.
Tasting notes
Pale tone with golden reflections, very fine and persistent bubbles with a tendency to form a crown of foam.
Delicate nose with aromas of white fruit and pastry notes typical of its long aging.
On the palate, it is broad, with personality and volume.
The winery
Winery
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.