# Pasucrà (Forteto della Luja)

> White, Piemonte Moscato Secco DOC by [Forteto della Luja](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/forteto-della-luja.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/forteto-della-luja-pasucra).

- **Producer:** Forteto della Luja
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Piemonte Moscato Secco DOC
- **Grape:** Moscato Bianco
- **Production area:** Loazzolo, Langa Astigiana
- **Soil:** Calcareous sand
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** A few days before the Piasa Sanmaurizio, ripe but not overripe
- **Vineyard planting:** Hillside above 400 m, hand-worked; short Guyot
- **Vinification:** Selected bunches are picked into small perforated crates. After crushing, the skins macerate cold for over 24 hours before a soft pressing for a must rich in polyphenols. Fermented fully dry with house yeasts, then cold-stabilised and bottled. 12.5% alcohol.
- **Serving temperature:** 6 to 12°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

The first DOC dry Moscato in Piemonte, released in 2020. Its dialect name means "not sweet", and it revives the old farmhouse tradition of sweet filtered Moscato that turned dry over the summer months.

## Tasting notes

Still, golden yellow. Intense and persistent, with mineral, citrus and complex petrol notes. Fresh, savoury and long on the palate, with a sense of the sea.

## Food pairings

Scallops, crudités, Asian dishes, shellfish, molluscs, vegetables, antipasti, first courses and white meat.