1992 Trento Giulio Riserva

Tasted from magnum, the 1992 Trento Metodo Classico Extra Brut Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore (disgorged in 2014 with four grams of sugar per liter) has evolved beautifully to show creamy intensity and fine perlage that exhibits surprising persistence given the age of the wine. The bouquet is complex and enticing with a savory component that includes dried fruit, hard cheese rind and bread crust. There is a distant whiff of porcini mushroom cream as well. I am most surprised by the depth and breadth this wine delivers to the palate. It shows tight grip and a long finish.