# Albarosa (Beppe Marino)

> Sweet, Piemonte DOC Moscato Passito by [Beppe Marino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/beppe-marino.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/beppe-marino-albarosa).

- **Producer:** Beppe Marino
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Moscato Passito
- **Grape:** Moscato Bianco 100%
- **Production area:** Piemonte, Langhe, commune of Santo Stefano Belbo (CN)
- **Vinification:** Selected grapes are dried on rows sheltered from rain, then soft-pressed with cryomaceration for 2 days. The must is filtered and fermentation starts at 16 C; at about 2 degrees of alcohol the wine goes into barriques to finish fermenting and age, for a time that depends on the vintage. It then rests 2 months in steel before sterile bottling.
- **Serving temperature:** 12-14 C
- **Storage:** Store the bottle horizontally
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A Moscato passito named after Rosalba, who selects and dries the grapes. Barrique-fermented, 11.5% alcohol, 150 g/l sugar.

## Tasting notes

Deep golden yellow. Aromatic with notes of dried Moscato grapes, honey, vanilla, sage, musk, linden and rosemary. Sweet, warm and complex with good structure.

## Food pairings

A noble dessert wine, excellent with fermented cheeses such as gorgonzola, or on its own as a meditation wine; also with torrone, amaretti and small dry pastries.