Happy Cinco de Mayo! Yea, I know this holiday has become largely Americanized right down to it being the incorrect date for Mexican independence. In fact, the actual date of Mexican Independence is September 16th (1810). BUT the 5th of May, 1862 is still an important day in Mexican history being the anniversary of the battle of Puebla, the victory over the French by the Mexican military. It’s a much longer story, so, if you want to learn more about Cinco de Mayo, I encourage you to dive in at your leisure!

But today, we are celebrating our festive neighbors, Mexico with a highlight of one of their best wineries, LA Cetto Wines! I’ve personally tried a few including my favorite, the Brut Sparkling!

Back in my “influencing” days, I reviewed a wine, by request, from an unsuspecting winery in MEXICO – LA Cetto.

Being fairly new in my exploration of wine as well as being a baby Somm, I had never had Mexican wine before. I was in for such a surprising treat and needed to share the good news with everyone!

I was sent a couple of different wines including their fantastic Brut Sparkling wine. Admittedly, I don’t remember what else I tasted and seem to not have any documentation of what they were. But, now worries, things have changed a little over at LA Cetto, so we’ll dive into their current collection AND I’ll give you my notes on that delicious Brut!

 My review was a couple of years prior to this review, so it looks like LA Cetto has changed their bottle and perhaps their production method. I haven’t taste the new Brut, so I can’t say for sure, but based on my previous tasting experience, I still encourage you all to give it a try. 

When I tasted the Brut sparkling, it definitely came off like a Prosecco styled or (Charmot method) produced wine. Their newly labeled and named Champbrulé Brut is produced in the same method, so, I think this review shouldn’t be to far off their current bottle. Check out the notes below!