Opening a wine past its prime can indeed be bittersweet, yet it seems this experience still held some charm. The lack of fruit in the bouquet, while indicative of its age, is compensated by rich, earthy aromas of a damp cellar and mushrooms, with an intriguing note of pudding. The once-vibrant nose has mellowed to subtle whispers of dried pears.

On the palate, the wine retains good acidity, but this isn't enough to counterbalance the loss of structure and equilibrium over time. Despite these shortcomings, the wine retains a level of complexity and intrigue, offering a unique tasting experience that provides insight into its evolution. While it may not showcase the wine in its prime, there’s still a certain enjoyment in tasting its matured, more subdued character.

As delicious as ever. Some say that it begins to fade away, but IMO it's still alive and kicks. Multilayered, intense and complex. High acidity, almost perfectly balanced. Baked apple, pickles, wet matches, nuts, honey, ginger, toast and citrus.

Constantly delivers. Wonderful table wine (!). Charming bouquet full of nuts, baked apples, soaked apples, honey, ginger, citrus and toast. Complex, and demanding. Well balanced, right volume, tasty with long and flavourful aftertaste. Definitely one of my favourite traditional sparkling wines. And great value, btw.

Tasted as part of Divych Vechir.

Beautiful wine. Tasting again in almost a year and it become even better. Sea breeze, cream, dough, mildew (in a very good way), marzipan, baked apples, ginger. Sophisticated, expressive, delicious but friendly and approachable. I agree with people who say that it lacks acidity to achieve perfection. Definitely great alternative to Champagne, good QPR. Hope to taste other wines from this range.

Very cool traditional style sparkling that decided to drop Franciacorta DOCG from the label. Powerful and rich nose, with oxidative notes, apple tart, honey. Well balanced, but lacks freshness (just a tiny bit). I am very happy to witness great effort.