Sweet

Nuovo Messaggio

By Bera, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Bera Nuovo Messaggio

Sweet passito from Moscato partly dried on racks and partly on the vine until winter, then at least 36 months in barrique. 11.5% vol.

Tasting notes

Colour: deep golden yellow tending to dark amber. Nose: intense, complex and musky, recalling honey and candied fruit. Palate: sweet, harmonious, velvety and aromatic, warm, with an aromatic finish.

Pairs well with

Desserts in general, including chocolate-based ones, dry sweets, hazelnut cake, blue cheeses and increasingly aged cheeses

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Piemonte DOC Moscato Passito
Grape
Moscato
Soil
Clayey and calcareous
Exposure
South; a 55-year-old vineyard
Harvest
Partly picked in September and dried on racks in a climate-controlled room, partly left on the vine (the cane is cut) until late autumn or early winter
Vineyard planting
About 5,900 vines per hectare, Guyot
Vinification
After drying, the grapes are pressed with some difficulty because of the very high sugar concentration and tiny quantity of must. The must ferments in barrique, where it stays for at least 36 months.

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