Classico Sparkling Wine 4-Pack
79/100
The short takeThe mid-palate is fairly simple, and the close falls away faster than a convincing sparkling wine.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Well chilled, straight from the can or a flute.
Who it’s for A cold aperitif when you want sparkling fruit, not a Champagne stand-in.
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TDS Wineprint
This pour · documented production
In the glass
- Nose
- Green apple skin leads, with pear and white peach close behind. Lime cuts across the fruit, and a faint floral note sits at the edge rather than in the center.
- Palate
- Crisp green apple and pear open the sip, peach underneath, and a moderately sweet middle that stays simple. Bright citrus acidity keeps the fruit from softening into juice. Lively carbonation, fine bubbles, gives the glass more structure than the base itself. The texture stays clean, light, and brisk.
- Finish
- Short to medium, and dry-leaning. Citrus stays, apple skin lingers, and a faint chalky note is the last trace before the flavor falls away faster than a convincing sparkling wine.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Acidity
- Bright acidity
- Body
- Light body
- Carbonation
- High sparkle
- Finish length
- Medium finish
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
Closer to a light Prosecco-style aperitif than to Champagne. A sparkling fruit-and-botanical drink, not a wine analogue.
The wine
The can goes quiet too soon. Apple skin and a faint chalk are still there, citrus with them, and then the flavor drops. The finish is short to medium and dry-leaning, quicker than a sparkling wine that means to stay in the glass.
Before that drop the pour is fresh. Green apple skin, pear, white peach, and lime lift off with a faint floral note at the edge, not in the center. That middle does not turn or deepen. It remains simple fruit, and it does not become more like wine as it sits.
Juice is the failure this avoids. Medium-high citrus acidity keeps the sweetness in line, the body stays light, and the bead is lively enough that fine bubbles supply more structure than the liquid they carry. The texture is clean and brisk. Taken as a light Prosecco-style aperitif — a sparkling fruit-and-botanical drink rather than Champagne — it works. Taken as a wine analogue, the simple middle and the short exit give it away.
Well chilled, from the can or a flute, it is a cold aperitif. It is not a long pour.
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Where to buy
- Lyre's
- Package
250 ml
- Typical price
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$31.99 / 8-pack
≈ $4.00 per unit
- Availability
lyres.com (8+/12+/24 packs); US retail 4-packs including Bellevue Wine & Spirits, Burlington Wine & Spirits, Hi-Time Wine
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Product facts
- Producer
- Lyre's Spirit Co
- Origin
Leichhardt, NSW, Australia- Bottle / can
- 4 × 250 ml (8.45 fl oz) cans — retail 4-pack; producer also lists 8.45 fl oz cans in larger packs
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- ABV: Public display follows producer <0.1%; Hi-Time shelf copy retained in discrepancies.
- Pack size: Product title follows the requested 4-pack retail configuration.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented5 facts
- Historical documentation1 fact
- Unverified5 facts
Production record
One core fact remains to be documented or rechecked.
- Classification
- Verified
- Method
- Not applicable
- ABV
- Ceiling declaration
- Origin
- Documented
- Record
- Has open discrepancy
Sources
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2 notes
- Volume
- Rechecked 2026-09-25.
- Country
- Rechecked 2026-09-25. The product page does not print a production country. Australia on the page is the storefront selector.
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- Source URL unreachable; no living replacement found on 2026-10-04.
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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
- ReviewedReviewed and published.
- UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
- OpenDiscrepancyABV and Pack size.
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