July Wine Club – Sparkling Wines

This past Thursday, Wine Club got together to try two sparkling wines, here is the LCBO information on both -

SEGURA VIUDAS BRUT RESERVA CAVA SPARKLING


LCBO 216960
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 14.55
Wine, Sparkling Wine, White
11.8% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : 1
Made in: Region Not Specified, Spain
By: Heredad Segura Viudas

DUFOULEUR PÈRE & FILS BRUT CRÉMANT DE BOURGOGNE 2007


VINTAGES 207993
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 17.95
Wine, Sparkling Wine, Other Sparkling Wine
12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : D
Made in: Burgundy, France
By: Dufouleur Pere Et Fils
Release Date: Apr 16, 2011

Description - All grapes grown in Burgundy are allowed in Crémant de Bourgogne, which is made using the traditional method and must be aged for at least nine months. This version comprises Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Aligoté. Vintage-dated Crémant de Bourgogne is relatively rare in our market. This one features lovely bread dough, citrus and apple aromas. Dry and fresh, with the breadiness balanced impeccably by the citrus. Quite flavourful, this is a great, well-priced, affordable indulgence for everyday enjoyment.

The Cava was the take home bottle and the Crémant de Bourgogne was the comparison bottle. I was excited about trying these two sparkling wines as I have been addicted to the Louis Roederer Champagne recently.

The nose on the Cava was of moderate intensity with lime, yeast, pear and faint floral notes in the background. Lemon and grapefruit flavors were the dominate flavors to the wine. The structure was good with lively acidity bringing the wine to life. Without food this was my favourite of the two but with food the Crémant was better.

The nose on the Crémant was weaker in intensity than the Cava with lemon and grass notes as the two main aromas. The main flavours were gooseberry and lime. This wine was much more fruit forward than the Cava. The structure on the Crémant was good with fresh acidity and fruit.

Kathy, one of our Wine Club members, did chicken skewers to go with the wines which made a good pairing for both of them though the Crémant was better with food than the Cava.

I liked both wines but wasn’t in love with either. They were fun to try but I don’t see myself rushing out to buy more of either.

Cheers!

Mark