Castagna Sparkling Allegro Ancestrale 2018 cameron-douglas Meandering throughout are floral notes

Meandering throughout are floral notes of violets and lavender

The wine is the result of destemming

An underlying spicy complexity explodes from the glass

for four years before disgorgement

Pale golden-green

Castagna Sparkling Allegro Ancestrale 2018 cameron-douglas Meandering throughout are floral notesIt feels quite complex, a touch savoury, concentrated in flavour and bustling with fine bubbles. Very fine sparkling. The wine has considerable weight. Like it seems heavy on the palate. Like some kind of burnished liquid gold. Then a cheeky, gentle, persistent fizz lifts that weight and turns the gravity off. Joy bounces off the top of your mouth, but the good feels go straight on up through the mixing deck. Its magic. Unlike most of these bottle