Danger 380 Volts, 2024

Named for the 'Danger 380V' sign on a transformer beside the table where Milan Nestarec first tasted it, years after 5,000 bottles of his first try exploded.

Milan Nestarec's first sparkling wine, in 2012, went into bottle too sweet and blew up his warehouse. Danger is the second attempt, and the one that stuck. It comes from Sahary, a sandy single vineyard in Moravský Žižkov: Neuburger for personality, Müller for drinkability, Muscat for perfume. The fizz comes from fermentation finishing in the bottle, and the 2024 was left undisgorged, its yeast still inside, so expect it a little cloudy. Salty, citrusy, a little exotic; a hot, early harvest made it delicate but well built.