Sparkling Rosé

The stated goal here was preservation. Freixenet describes this bottling as the result of meticulous research into keeping the grapes' natural aromas and flavours intact through winemaking and dealcoholisation, which is the hard part of the category and the part most producers lose along the way. Spanish fruit, a blend of classic varieties with Airen dominant, finished under 0.05 percent alcohol. It reads refreshing and fruity rather than serious, carrying 38 grams of residual sugar per litre since the 2022 reformulation. Serve it between 6 and 8 degrees Celsius, cold enough that the sweetness registers as fruit rather than syrup. Freixenet points it at appetisers, salads and desserts, and dessert is the most honest of those three. Suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets.