Sparkling
Moscato
By Erpacrife, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Sweet metodo classico sparkling from Moscato, refermented in bottle with 125 to 155 g/l residual sugar. Grapes come from the producer's single vineyard at Madonna di Como, Alba; at least 24 months on the lees and at least 48 months in glass.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Grape
- Moscato Bianco 100%
- Production area
- Madonna di Como (Alba), 400 m a.s.l., 1 hectare
- Soil
- Medium texture; calcareous sandy soil
- Exposure
- East
- Harvest
- Hand-picked into crates with selection in the vineyard
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1985; 0.90 x 2.30 m spacing, 4,500 vines per hectare; yield 80 q/ha
- Vinification
- Cryomaceration, soft pressing, cold storage and refermentation in bottle at low temperature with cryophilic yeasts (metodo classico). At least 24 months on the lees in bottle, at least 48 months in glass. Residual sugar 125 to 155 g.