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88
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Segura Viudas has dropped the vintage date. This signals, perhaps, that it is getting harder to hold the quality for the price. This is a slim, barely off-dry bubbly with typical cava minerality in addition to notes of green olive, salted almond and dried fruit. Dry, chalky finish. Good length
- Price:
- $14.15
- Type:
- Sparkling
- Varietal:
- Champagne
- Region:
- Penedès, Spain
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