# Moscato d'Asti (Cantina Sant'Evasio)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti D.O.C.G. by [Cantina Sant'Evasio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-sant-evasio.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-sant-evasio-moscato-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Cantina Sant'Evasio
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti D.O.C.G.
- **Grape:** Moscato 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** San Nicolao
- **Production area:** San Nicolao hill, Nizza Monferrato
- **Soil:** Calcareous marl
- **Harvest:** Early September
- **Vinification:** Grapes pressed to must, immediately chilled to zero degrees to prevent fermentation, then clarified of solids and kept at a constant near-zero temperature in autoclave. The must is then warmed to 18°C and selected yeasts added; fermentation is stopped by refrigeration once the wine reaches 4.5-5.5% abv, then filtered and bottled.
- **Serving temperature:** 6-8°C, served in dessert-wine coupes; best drunk within a year of bottling
- **Storage:** Within a year of bottling for the best fruit character
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A traditional Moscato d'Asti from the estate's San Nicolao vineyard on calcareous marl.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with light golden highlights. Intense bouquet, typical of the grape, with notes of peach, sage and lemon and an acacia-flower finish. Sweet, intense, delicate palate with good natural effervescence.

## Food pairings

Baked desserts and low-density leavened desserts, especially fruit-based ones; also suggested with zabaglione, panna cotta, cream-rich Piemontese desserts, Milanese panettone, Veronese pandoro and Mombaruzzo's amaretti.