Sweet

Moscato d'Asti

By Bricco dei Guazzi, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy

Bricco dei Guazzi Moscato d'Asti

A sweet, lightly fizzy Moscato from the hills of the lower Piedmont, made since 2021. Alcohol 5.5%, best drunk within 1-2 years.

Tasting notes

Brilliant straw yellow with golden reflections, fine perlage and persistent foam. Intense, delicate nose of yellow peach and apricot, the musky aroma of Moscato Bianco, and orange blossom, wisteria and linden. Sweet, soft, fresh, aromatic and lightly effervescent.

Pairs well with

A dessert wine for fresh and dry pastries, cakes filled with custard, and Easter and Christmas leavened cakes.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Moscato d'Asti DOCG
Grape
Moscato (Moscato Bianco)
Production area
Hills of the lower Piedmont between Castagnole delle Lanze and Guazzolo d'Asti
Soil
Clay-calcareous marls, formed by the ancient Po sea
Vineyard planting
Guyot trellis, about 4,500 vines per hectare, yield 90 q/ha
Vinification
Destemming and 24 hours of cold maceration, then low-pressure pressing in a vertical press. The must ferments in temperature-controlled steel. The wine is not made sparkling and keeps a light natural fizz.

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