# Moscato d'Asti (Bricco dei Guazzi)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Bricco dei Guazzi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/bricco-dei-guazzi.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/bricco-dei-guazzi-moscato-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Bricco dei Guazzi
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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