Profile of Segura Viudas
Founded in the 1950s as a commercial winery, Segura Viudas actually dates back to the 11th century. Located on a lovely estate with modern facilities and the remnants of the area’s diverse architectural styles: Visigoth, Romanesque, and Gothic. There is a 13th century “masia,” a stone Catalan villa. Winemaking in the area began in earnest with new experimentation and viticultural techniques at the end of the 19th century. Understanding the Penedes region’s indigenous varieties, coupled with new techniques imported from France’s Champagne region, sparked the big “Cava Boom” in the late 1800s. Segura Viudas is an excellent Cava house also making top-class still white and red wines. The winery is owned by the Freixenet group, one of the “Wine Tourism” leaders in Spain. Highly acclaimed wines include the intricately bottled Reserva Heredad Cava, the deliciously fresh Creu de Lavit still white, and the faultlessly perfect aperitif nonvintage Cava Rosado.
Wines produced
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Reserva Heredad
Cava, Brut Vintage Gran Reserva, 67% Macabeo, 33% Parellada.
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Torre Galimany
Cava, Brut Nature, Coupage of Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada.
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Mas d' Arany
Still red wine, Reserva dominated by Tempranillo, 18 months in French and American oak.
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Creu de Lavit
Still white wine, Cask fermented 100% Xarel.lo, 6 months in new American oak, Alc. 13%.
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Lavit Brut Nature
Cava, 60% Macabeo, 40% Parellada blend. Alc. 12%.
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Aria Brut Nature
Cava, 60% Macabeo, 20% Xarel.lo, 20% Parellada, NV.
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Brut Vintage
Cava, 67% Macabeo, 33% Parellada, single vintage wine only in exceptional vintages, aged in bottle for 3 years.
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Brut Rosat
Cava Rose NV, 60% Trepat, 20% Garnacha, 20% Monastrell.
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Brut Reserva
Cava Reserva, 50% Macabeo, 35% Parellada, 15% Xarel.lo.
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Extra Seco
Cava, 60% Macabeo, 25% Parellada, 15% Xarello. Condsidered to be the archetype dry cava.
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Segura Viudas
Still red wine, young varietal wine with three weeks of maceration.
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Via Heredad Tinto
Still red wine, Crianza, 75% Tempranillo, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9 months in new oak.
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Via Heredad Blanco
Still white wine, 40% Xarello, 35% Parellada, 25% Macabeo, Alc. 11.5%.
Winery details
Carretera Sant Pere Riudebitlles, Km 5
08775 Torrelavit
Barcelona
Tel +34 93 891 7070
Fax +34 93 899 6006
- Appellation
- Penedes and Cava
- Founded
- 1950
- Area under vine
- 50 ha
- Age of vines
- 10-35 year old vines, Pruning method: "Corta", grapes are all hand selected
- Winemaker
- Pedro Hellin, Gabriel Suberviola
- Owner
- Freixenet Group
- Grape varietals
- Xarel.lo, Parellada, Macabeo, Trepat, Monastrell, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Garnacha, Merlot
