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Moscato d'Asti

By Bera, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Bera Moscato d'Asti

Aromatic Moscato d'Asti from sunny south to south-west vineyards, sweet and fresh at 5% vol (130 g/l sugar).

Tasting notes

Colour: delicate straw yellow, with a fine, persistent perlage. Nose: rich, intense, fragrant moscato aroma recalling wisteria, peach and apricot, with hints of sage, lemon and orange blossom. Palate: sweet, delicate and fresh, with moderate alcohol and a very long aromatic persistence.

Pairs well with

Dessert, in particular creams, fruit tarts and small pastries; to be served cool

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Moscato d'Asti DOCG
Grape
Moscato
Soil
Clayey-tuffaceous, rich in limestone
Exposure
East to south to south-west; well sunlit vineyards
Harvest
First or second ten days of September, by hand
Vineyard planting
4,800 vines per hectare; low plant, single guyot with the foliage trained upward to expose the bunches, leaving at most 8 to 9 buds
Serving temperature
Served cool (no temperature given)

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