“ The Mediterranean essence ”
Tasting Notes:
• Color: Intense cherry red.
• Nose: Notes of ripe red fruits with notable ageing.
• Taste: Fruity, ripe and good structure.
Cap de Ruc - Cava Rosé Brut Nature
SKU: 0019
€5.75Price
Manufacturing Process:
- Wine growing : A selection from our best estates, tillage without herbicides and insecticides.
- Harvest: Hand picked, in order to select the grapes in their optimum maturity and maximum health.
- Vinification: Cold maceration for about 10 - 12 hours after stripping, to get the right color and maximum fruity aroma . Cold fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a 16° - 18°C. Each of the varieties that make up the blend (Grenache and Monastrell) ferment separately.
- Bottling (Tiraje): The tirage liqueur and yeast have been selected by our team. Bottles are placed horizontally in the darkness of the cellar at a temperature of 16°C to allow a 2nd fermentation and ageing.
- Second Fermentation and Ageing: The bottles are kept in the cellar at least 15 months at a temperatura between 12 and 16°C. This contact time between the base wine and yeast gives it a unique personality and reserve category.
- Movements: Automatic, using modern and efficient machinary to decant the yeast into the neck of the bottle.
- Disgorging and final corkage: Automatic. Once the cava is free of the yeast used for the 2nd fermentation, we proceed to add the sugar(Nature <3g. / lt.), And then the bottle is closed using natural cork.
Blend:
- Grenache: 60%
- Monastrell: 40%
Analytical data:
- Alcohol: 12% vol.
- Total Acidity: 6,5g. / lt. (tartàric).
- Reducing Sugars 0,8 g ./ lt.
- Carbonic Pressure: 5,6 bar.
Recommendations:
- Conservation: Vertical position of the bottle, keep away from direct sunlight and draughts, keep at a temperature not exceeding 20° C.
- Serve: Chilled between 6 - 8 ° C. (cool slowly in an ice bucket or at the bottom of the fridge) open a few minutes before serving and serve in tall glass of fine and transparent glass (flute type).
- Pairing: Ideal for cocktail, cold appetizers, rice and desserts that are not too sweet.