In the glass
Aroma: fennel, wild herb, yellow stone fruit, lees toast
Palate: lemon zest, saline minerality, creamy mousse, savoury herb
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Finca la Fideuera plot. Fennel, wild-herb and saline minerality with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.
What it pairs with
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Suquet de peix
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Catalan saffron fish stew finds a partner in the wine's saline minerality and savoury-herb register from old-vine Xarel-lo. -
Grilled mackerel
Xarel-lo's fennel and wild-herb aromatics partner oily fish; bright acidity cuts the richness. -
Aged Manchego
Sheep's-milk salt sharpens the wine's lemon-zest acidity; lees-toast complements aged cheese rinds. -
Wild mushroom rice
The savoury-herb and saline drive matches earthy mushroom dishes equally well as it does saffron rice.
History
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Finca la Fideuera plot on the Codorniu estate. Approved among the first wave of Cava de Paraje Calificado sites in 2017, completing Codorniu's Ars Collecta trilogy of single-grape, single-vineyard Cavas (La Pleta Chardonnay, El Tros Nou Pinot Noir, La Fideuera Xarel-lo).
- 2011 — First vintage of Finca la Fideuera Xarel-lo Paraje Calificado
- 2017 — Approved as one of the first Cava de Paraje Calificado single-vineyard sites
Facts
- Producer
- Codorniu
- Grapes
- Xarel-lo (100%)
- Classification
- Cava de Paraje Calificado
- Oak
- Stainless steel; over 60 months on lees
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2011
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Ars Collecta Paraje Calificado Finca la Fideuera
What does Finca la Fideuera taste like?
Fennel, wild herb, yellow stone fruit and lees toast on the nose; lemon zest, saline minerality, creamy mousse and savoury herb on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long savoury finish.
When should I drink Finca la Fideuera?
Drink between 3 and 20 years from vintage. Xarel-lo's lees ageing potential is exceptional; this wine will continue to develop tertiary complexity for over a decade.
What grapes are in Finca la Fideuera?
100 percent Xarel-lo from the Finca la Fideuera single-vineyard plot, one of the first Cava de Paraje Calificado sites approved in 2017.
What food pairs with Finca la Fideuera?
Suquet de peix, grilled mackerel, aged Manchego and wild mushroom rice. Xarel-lo's savoury herb register rewards Mediterranean savoury cooking.