In the glass
Aroma: brioche, lemon verbena, honeysuckle, tarragon
Palate: bread dough, lemon, lime chiffon, vanilla minerality
Macabeo-Parellada Brut Reserva made from nine separate base wines, aged 30 months on lees. Brioche, lemon verbena and honeysuckle aromatics with mid-palate minerality. Iconic pewter-base bottle design.
What it pairs with
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Pa amb tomaquet with anchovy
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Catalan toast with anchovy partners the wine's saline drive and brioche complexity. -
Iberian ham
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The wine's salt-cured brioche register echoes Bellota-aged ham; bubbles refresh. -
Grilled white fish
Lime-chiffon citrus and saline minerality match grilled white fish with lemon. -
Aged Manchego
Bread-dough and vanilla register partners aged sheep's-milk cheese.
History
Reserva Heredad is Segura Viudas' iconic flagship since the mid-1980s, recognisable by its pewter-base bottle design. The cuvee is built from nine separately vinified base wines from the 11th-century Castell de Segura Viudas estate at Torrelavit, aged 30 months on lees. Part of Henkell Freixenet since the 1980s.
- 1985 — Reserva Heredad launched with the pewter-base bottle stand
Facts
- Producer
- Segura Viudas
- Grapes
- Macabeo (67%), Parellada (33%)
- Classification
- DO Cava Reserva
- Oak
- Stainless steel; nine base wines vinified separately and aged 30 months on lees in bottle
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 18 to 28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-7 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 1985
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Reserva Heredad Brut
What does Segura Viudas Reserva Heredad taste like?
Brioche, lemon verbena, honeysuckle and tarragon on the nose; bread dough, lemon, lime chiffon and vanilla minerality on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long elegant finish.
When should I drink Reserva Heredad?
Drink between 1 and 7 years from disgorgement. The 30-month lees ageing has developed full autolytic depth; serve at 7 to 9 degrees Celsius in the pewter-base bottle.
What grapes are in Reserva Heredad?
67 percent Macabeo and 33 percent Parellada from the 11th-century Castell de Segura Viudas estate. Made from nine separately vinified base wines, aged 30 months on lees.
What food pairs with Reserva Heredad?
Pa amb tomaquet with anchovy, Iberian ham, grilled white fish and aged Manchego. The 30-month lees brioche depth rewards the Catalan tapas and seafood repertoire.