# Bricco Lu (Cascina Ciuché)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Cascina Ciuché](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-ciuche.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-ciuche-bricco-lu).

- **Producer:** Cascina Ciuché
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato Bianco
- **Cru / vineyard:** Bricco Lu
- **Production area:** Valcioccaro, Costigliole d'Asti
- **Soil:** Calcareous clay
- **Exposure:** South-west (Bricco Lu), hillside
- **Harvest:** Picked by hand into small crates in early September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha, 230-250 m altitude; vines about 20 years old; yield 80-90 quintals/ha
- **Vinification:** Gentle pneumatic pressing of whole bunches. The juice is held in steel tanks at -2°C, then slowly fermented in pressure tanks at controlled temperature to about 5% abv, trapping some of the CO2 for a natural light fizz. Microfiltered before bottling to stop fermentation. 5.5% abv.
- **Serving temperature:** 8-10°C, well chilled
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-26



## Summary

A Moscato d'Asti from the Bricco Lu hill, the highest point of the estate, where a giant bench now looks out over a 360° view. Remo Dogliotti was the first grower in the valley to plant Moscato.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow of varying intensity. Fragrant, characteristic aromatic nose. Sweet, aromatic and gently sparkling.