# Black (Enrico Serafino)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Enrico Serafino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/enrico-serafino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/enrico-serafino-black).

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato Bianco 100%
- **Production area:** Santo Stefano Belbo and Mango communes.
- **Soil:** Clay-silt.
- **Exposure:** South and southwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 15 to 25 years old, yields around 9,000 kg/ha, 100% hand-harvested with picking partly delayed by 10 days, farmed with sustainable viticulture.
- **Vinification:** Hand-sorted bunches are chilled with dry ice to limit oxidation and sulphite use, then gently pressed with no use of screw augers. Fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks is stopped early to preserve the grape's natural sugar and aromas, and a second fermentation in autoclave gives the wine its light sparkle.
- **Serving temperature:** 7-8°C
- **Storage:** Best enjoyed young.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Black keeps the full range of Moscato's unmistakable aromas intact, gaining extra complexity, the estate says, from a partly delayed harvest, and its low alcohol makes it an easy, refreshing summer wine.

## Tasting notes

Pale straw yellow with typical golden reflections, an unmistakable nose, fragrant like no other wine, with varietal Moscato aromas of rose, geranium, citrus, sage and honey, and a broad, fresh, elegant palate well balanced between sweetness and acidity, soft with a delicious, long, fruity and mineral finish.

## Food pairings

An excellent partner for desserts, cheese and foie gras, also enjoyed on its own as a refreshing drink.