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Synonyms
Cava Blend is a wine blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Catalonia, Spain.
The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
The tasting note runs to green apple, peach, cherry, berry, almond and toast.
It is planted most seriously in Penedes.
In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, high vigour and a preference for mediterranean.
On other labels it goes by Corpinnat Blend.
At the table it suits grilled shrimps, freshly cooked pork scratchings and sydney rock oysters with salmon pearls and white-wine vinaigrette.
The structure.
Where it grows.
Blends well with.
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Macabeo
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Xarel-lo
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Parellada
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Chardonnay
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Pinot Noir
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Garnacha
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Monastrell
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Trepat
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Food pairings.
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Grilled shrimps
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Freshly cooked pork scratchings
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Sydney rock oysters with salmon pearls and white-wine vinaigrette
Also labelled.
Corpinnat Blend.
Bottles to look for.
- AA Alta Alella Mirgin 'Laieta' Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Agusti Torello Mata Kripta Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Codorniu 'Anna' Blanc de Blancs Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Codorniu 'Anna' Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Codorniu Clasico Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Freixenet Carta Nevada Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Freixenet Cordon Negro Gran Seleccion Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain
- Gramona 'Celler Batlle' Corpinnat, Penedes, Spain
Cava Blend: common questions
01.What does Cava Blend taste like?+
Cava Blend tastes of green apple, peach, cherry, berry, almond and toast, plus two more. The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.Where is Cava Blend from?+
Cava Blend originates in Catalonia, Spain.
03.Where is Cava Blend grown?+
The key regions for Cava Blend are Penedes.
04.What food pairs with Cava Blend?+
Pour it with grilled shrimps, freshly cooked pork scratchings and sydney rock oysters with salmon pearls and white-wine vinaigrette.
05.What else is Cava Blend called?+
Cava Blend is also labelled Corpinnat Blend.
Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Spain.