From the Cellar
Freixenet Elyssia Cava (Spain)
09 Feb 2015- Details
- Category: Uncorked Tonight
(December 9, 2014) ... Any excuse for a bottle of bubbly works for me and tonight I opened a bottle of sparkling wine from Spain (known as Cava): Freixenet Elyssia Cava ... And in my opinion one of the better Cavas to enter the Ontario market in quite some time. Aromas of fresh bread with hints of citrus zest and pith. The palate continues with the citrus theme, tasting of both pith and pulp, which gives a sort of sour bitterness to the tongue, but then comes the acidity and fresh bread, and that's the wow-factor here ... It's really playful and a great aperitif; with a little time in glass (and I do mean little time cause it went fairly quickly) the wine developed a welcome bit of Mac/bruised apple ... At under $20 a bottle this was a great find and one worth having on hand for any occasion ... For us that occasion was Tuesday.
