Skærsøgaard DONS Cuvee Brut 2018

International PIWI Award

Vinbladet

Frisk, aromatisk duft, grønt æble, citrus, fine eksotiske toner fra gærceller. Rank, elegant, meget fin mousse og sprød eftersmag med frisk frugt og eminent syre.

Vinavisen

Vi har smagt flere årgange af denne fortræffelige mousserende vin – og hver gang lever den op til både forventningerne og prisen. Boblerne er små og fine, duften frisk og med strejf af citrus, og smagen elegant og sprød, tør uden at knase og med friske citroner som den gennemgående note. Vinen har helt velfortjent vundet en sølvmedalje ved konkurrencen Effervescents du Monde 2019, hvor bobler fra hele verden dystede mod hinanden. En perfekt vin som apéritif, men også til diverse retter med skaldyr.

Mundus Vini

International Wine Challenge

Dansk Vinskue 2018

Robert Parker

The 2015 Cuvée Brut DONS is mostly a 50/40 blend of Solaris and Orion, rather obscure grapes, plus some other obscurities to fill out the blend: Zerias Perle and Madeleine Angevine. It comes in with ten grams of residual sugar and 7.3 of total acidity, plus just 11.6% alcohol. It was disgorged in September 2017 after 18 months on the lees—noted on the label, but this is the only disgorgement. Mingling some sharpness, yeast and toast, this finishes with something a little different, perhaps a touch of lemon curd. Then, it all folds into the whole, leaving a balanced and nuanced Brut. Focused and concentrated, this also has good complexity and a finish with a crisp edge. The structure is very good and the lush texture is caressing. This is far more complex than its sibling, the somewhat flamboyant rosé, but that may also have something to do with the extra year of age. If this seems a bit different—no doubt the grape blend—it also seems pretty serious (and not only in price). We'll see how well it ages, but let's be conservative just now. There were 2,000 bottles produced.