Sweet
Moscato d'Asti
By Bussi Piero, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Sweet, lightly sparkling Moscato made by the Charmat method with 130 g/l residual sugar, about 5.45% vol. Moscato is, with Barbera, the estate's main grape. Ageing potential 2 to 5 years.
Tasting notes
Brilliant straw yellow with golden reflections and a fine, persistent perlage. Intensely aromatic and floral, with yellow peach and apricot. Pleasantly sweet, soft and fresh.
Pairs well with
Every type of cake and dessert; also an alternative aperitif with bread and salami or butter and anchovies; blue cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Moscato Bianco (Moscato Bianco di Canelli) 100%
- Production area
- Calosso, 350 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous (clayey limestone)
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning
- Vinification
- Charmat method, fermented in autoclave.
- Serving temperature
- 7 to 8°C
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