Sweet
Moscato d'Asti
By Cascina Castlèt, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
An ancient Piemonte variety known since Roman times, made in the classic sweet, lightly sparkling Moscato d'Asti style.
Tasting notes
Brilliant pale straw yellow with delicate greenish reflections. Delicate white foam resolving into a very fine, persistent perlage. Aromatic, floral and fruity bouquet. Pleasantly sweet and fresh, with moderate alcohol and balanced acidity, soft and rich in the musky character of the Moscato grape, with very long aromatic persistence. Alcohol 5.5% vol.
Pairs well with
A dessert wine, ideal with baked sweets, fresh pastry, filled cakes, fruit tarts and soft spoon desserts; also good for conversation.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Moscato Bianco 100%
- Production area
- Costigliole d'Asti
- Exposure
- Well-exposed hillside zones.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in the first half of September, when the grapes take on a beautiful old-gold colour.
- Vineyard planting
- About 5,000 vines per hectare, yield 90 quintals per hectare (63 hl of wine).
- Vinification
- Grapes are pressed gently, the must chilled and filtered; natural fermentation in autoclave produces the wine's spuma, and it is bottled with an isobaric filler.
- Serving temperature
- 9 to 10°C in a classic crystal coupe.
- Storage
- Needs no ageing; best drunk young, as its freshness and floral fragrance fade over time.