Divus Winery Brut Nature (d2024) NV
- Region
- Moldova » Codru
- Type
- white traditional sparkling, brut nature
- Producer
- Vintage
- NV, based on 2019
- Disgorged
- 2024
- On lees
- 48 months
- Grapes
- Fetească Albă, Fetească regală
- Alcohol
- 12.5
- Sugar
- 2
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- not available
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Ratings
I had this wine recently, and the experience was nearly identical.
It opens with an intense and beautiful bouquet - honey, raw or green nuts, baked apples, grapefruit, and a touch of cider. The acidity is good, though naturally, it doesn't quite hold up when compared to even moderately crisp Champagnes. Flavours of nut husk, buckwheat honey, and roasted fruit. I loved seeing how many people found it both delicious and intriguing - even in a blind setting.
Understanding all the challenges, I still wish more local winemakers would experiment with the traditional method - lower dosage, longer lees ageing (over a year). Because something good does come out of it.
This wine has an intense and beautiful bouquet - honey, nuts, baked apples, and a touch of cider. The acidity is good - could be better, but it does the job. The flavour evolution is intriguing: it starts off strong, dips into a soft sweetness, then re-emerges with notes of nut husk, buckwheat honey, and roasted fruit. Interesting, and seriously tasty.
About Producer
Divus Winery is a small family-run estate located in the heart of Moldova, in the Codru wine region, specifically in the village of Vorniceni. Founded in 2018 by Vasile Bratu, the winery now cultivates around 10 hectares of vines, working with both local and international grape varieties. Their annual production is modest - about 60,000 bottles - but their ambitions are anything but. The guiding philosophy here is to focus on high-quality grapes, embrace bold experimentation, and craft distinctive, character-driven wines.