The label for this wine refers to it as copper-colored. It's not. It's a lovely rose gold color. If you're getting married, or launching some super chi-chi company, this is the wine you want to be toasting your new endeavor with. It's delicate and soft and--thank you, wine gods--not sweet.
I mean, look. I am NOT a brut girl, but if I want a sweet sparkling wine I'll drink moscato.
The nose has an almost syrupy, candied cherry smell reminiscent of Amarena cherries. And, as anyone who's read Dream Under the Hill can tell you, I LOVE Amarena cherries.
Still, the nose is not all sweetness, there's a hint of burnt orange peel in there as well.
The taste is off-dry. The bubbles don't last very long, unfortunately. Which, yes, is a little disappointing. There's a pronounced orange juice/peach nectar flavor to it. Very juicy. But, contrary to how that probably sounds, pleases DON'T make Mimosas or Bellinis out of this wine. It won't hold up to the juice; you'd just be wasting your money.
I'm serious. Drink it on its own. You'll get a similar experience--only better.
All in all, it's really a very nice wine. As you might imagine, I think it would go great with Brunch or Tea. But a REALLY high end one. It puts me in mind of caviar blinis or Eggs Benedict with truffle sauce.
I've paired it with seafood stew, garlic bread and salad, however, and it's absolutely lovely.
This wine hasn't exactly pushed its sister, Euphoria, out of its FAVORITE SPARKLING WINE status (there's those annoyingly short-lived bubbles to deal with) but it's really enjoyable, all the same.
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