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Trepat de Freixenet 1998
Conca de Barbera, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), SpainFrom the Cellar. Trepat is a mostly unknown red grape variety planted on less than 1000 hectares worldwide. Most, if not all, is planted in Spain, mainly in Catalonia, although there are a few plantings in Valencia and Murcia. Generally, trepat is used for rosé wines (rosados) and pink Cava, but lately, there has been a move toward making light reds with it, too. This bottle was part of an early experiment at Frexienet where it was grown and made into a rosado Cava. I had the chance to taste this just before its release in the early 2000s, and I brought a bottle back with me that I opened 26 years after the harvest. From 1998 to 2021, trepat was only allowed in rosés but was also approved in 2021 to appear in white sparklers. There wasn’t much effervescence left after 2+ decades, and the pink/orange colour had mainly precipitated out, but the acidity and red fruit persisted just enough to deal with some walnut shell. Drinking history is always fun and instructional.Tasted: 09 November 2024Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml | srp |
Grape: Trepat
