Parellada is a white grape of good quality. It is mainly used in the northern Spanish Penedès for sparkling wine. Contributes freshness and fruitiness. Parellada is often mixed with macabeo and xarel-lo, and can also be mixed with chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Still wines are also made from it that are light, fresh and soft floral and have good acidity and a low alcohol content for Spain (9-11%). The grape is also found in the wine region Costers del Serge. The wines from the Parellada should be drunk young.
Sauvignon Blanc, also called fumé blanc, is the most important white grape of Bordeaux. Fresh, fruity wines are made from it along the Loire. In Sauternes, the grape is mixed with sémillon. Sauvignon blanc spread to the rest of the world in the 18th century via migrants. In wine regions with a temperate climate, the grape feels at its best. The Sauvignon Blanc, locally called Surin, is one of the oldest grape varieties planted in France. Sauvignon Blanc has a characteristic perfume of flowers and gooseberries, is spicy but can be both tart (around the upper Loire) and plump and round. The wines usually have a high acidity
Alcohol: | 14% |
Volume: | 75cl |