# La Selvatica (Caudrina)

> Sparkling, Asti DOCG by [Caudrina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/caudrina.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/caudrina-la-selvatica).

- **Producer:** Caudrina
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato 100%
- **Soil:** Marl and limestone
- **Exposure:** South-south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** 2.5 ha, Moscato, planted 1975, 5000 vines per hectare, 280 m altitude, hilly
- **Vinification:** Hand-picked grapes are gently pressed and the must is clarified and filtered, then kept in refrigerated tanks until it is processed in autoclave with selected yeasts at controlled temperature, giving a naturally lightly sparkling wine. The process is the same for all the estate's Moscato wines; the character differs by vineyard of origin.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

A sweet Asti spumante first made in 1993, carrying a label given by the grappa maker Romano Levi.

## Tasting notes

Abundant, fine foam with persistent perlage. Deep straw yellow, almost golden. Aromatic, complex and intense. Sweet, pleasantly acidic, with a very persistent aroma; full-bodied, round and velvety.

## Food pairings

A dessert wine that pairs with strawberries, amaretto-stuffed peaches, tarts and hazelnut cakes.