Sweet
Fior d'Acacia
By Laiolo Davide, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Lightly sparkling Moscato d'Asti from the Canelli hills, 5% vol., suited to 3 to 4 years of ageing.
Tasting notes
Bright straw yellow. Floral, with notes of peach and apricot. Fragrant and creamy, with a pleasant fine bubble.
Pairs well with
Good with dessert, and also as an aperitif, especially with soft-rind cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Moscato Bianco 100%
- Production area
- Canelli hills
- Soil
- White, sandy soils
- Exposure
- South-east, 280 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Last ten days of August
- Vineyard planting
- Trained on trellis (controspalliera), Guyot pruning; integrated pest management
- Vinification
- Soft pressing of the whole grapes; the must is stored in steel tanks at -2 °C, then ferments slowly in temperature-controlled autoclaves until it reaches 5% alcohol. The carbon dioxide from fermentation stays trapped in the wine, giving its light natural fizz.
- Serving temperature
- 10 °C
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