The Segura Viudas estate has roots dating back to the 11th century. It started as an inhabited watchtower, and was later converted into a Catalan country house in the 13th century, growing all kinds of crops for the local monastery, including wine grapes.
In the 1850's it began crafting cavas, becoming the winery that continues to earn its reputation as one of the world's top producers of sparkling wines to this day. The Ferrer family of Barcelona, expert producers of sparkling wine for over 100 years, purchased the Segura Viudas estate in the early 1980s.
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Wine Enthusiast 88 BEST BUYS "This is as crisp and dry as a whispy reed, with a mild grassy note on the nose. It feels fresh
" Bright, light strawberry pink, with hints of salmon and a pale rim. A fine, abundant and consistent mousse, rising to a good crown. Youthful
International Wine Cellar 88 "Pale gold with a steady bead. Lime, pear and floral aromas are complicated by tarragon, smoke and talc. Dry, sharply focused citrus
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