GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Isaac Fernandez
Region: Requena, Spain
Appellation: DO Cava
Type: Dry, Sparkling, white wine
Vintage: Non Vintage
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: Conventional
Grapes used: 80% Macabeo, 20% Chardonnay
Blend: Non vintage (not communicated)
Winemaking details: Traditional Method (Méthode Champenoise – second fermentation in bottle); without dosage
Aging: 15 months on lees
Sugar level: Low
Sulphites: Contains Sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Smoky, Toasty, Lees, Apple, Pear, Peach
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Medium
- Body = Medium
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Smoky, Toasty, Lees, Apple, Pear, Peach, Mineral notes
- Other = Fine bubbles (well integrated), enjoyable smoky character
- Finish = Medium+
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 15 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = great value for money
- Comparison with same price competition = good deal compared to same price competition
- Suitability for Diabetics = not suitable
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Appetizer, smoked fish, smoked salmon, sour cream plates
- Comments = There is no doubt that this wine offers a great quality for the price paid. The smoky character is really enjoyable but still offers some complex fruity expressions, a lengthy finish and a good sugar-acidity-fruit balance
- Final Grade = B
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
