Sweet
Dulcisinfundo
By Costa dei Tigli, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A lightly sparkling, partially fermented white grape must at 5% alcohol, made as a dessert wine.
Tasting notes
Brilliant straw yellow with pale green reflections. White foam giving way to a fine, persistent bead. Aromatic, floral and fruity bouquet. Pleasantly sweet and fresh, low alcohol.
Pairs well with
Dessert wine: fresh and dry pastries, cakes, fruit tarts and soft spoon desserts.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Mosto d'uva parzialmente fermentato bianco
- Production area
- Costigliole d'Asti
- Harvest
- First half of September
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards in Costigliole d'Asti, about 20 years old. Manual harvest.
- Vinification
- Hand-picked, carefully selected grapes go straight to the cellar and are gently pressed; the must is chilled and filtered.
- Serving temperature
- 8-9°C (8°C English page, about 9°C Italian), in a classic coupe
- Storage
- Best drunk young; needs no ageing.