Sparkling

Contessa di Castiglione Asti DOCG

By Arione, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Arione Contessa di Castiglione Asti DOCG

Asti DOCG; 7.5% vol. alcohol.

Tasting notes

Colour: straw yellow. Nose: characteristic, delicate Moscato. Palate: aromatic, sweet, balanced, fine persistent foam.

Pairs well with

Dry pastries, cakes, syrup-preserved fruit, baked sweets, fruit salads, biscuits, dried fruit, fruit tarts

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Asti DOCG
Grape
Moscato bianco di Canelli
Harvest
Late August to early September
Vinification
Hand-selected bunches picked in late August or early September. Crushed without destemming and soft-pressed in pneumatic presses. The must is chilled to 6-8 °C to hold off fermentation and settle the lees, then to 0 °C to stop it so the wine stays sweet, and kept in sealed stainless steel tanks in a cold room. Fermentation happens later in sealed autoclaves, where the carbon dioxide forms the foam. Bottled on isobaric fillers in bottles built for 4-5 bar, the cork held by a wire cage.
Serving temperature
6-8 °C

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