# Moscato d'Asti (Francesco Sobrero)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Francesco Sobrero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/francesco-sobrero.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/francesco-sobrero-moscato-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Francesco Sobrero
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato 100%
- **Production area:** San Marzano Oliveto (AT), 1.7 hectares, 180 m altitude
- **Soil:** Clay-calcareous
- **Vineyard planting:** Arched Guyot training; average vine age 35 years; yield about 90 quintals/ha.
- **Vinification:** Grapes gently pressed after being picked and delivered to the cellar in 20 kg crates to keep the bunches as intact as possible. The free-run must, from low-pressure pressing, is chilled to 0°C, filtered and held there until about a month before bottling, when a slow fermentation is allowed to run to 5-5.5% alcohol.
- **Serving temperature:** Chilled
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Moscato d'Asti DOCG, 100% Moscato from 1.7 hectares in San Marzano Oliveto, first produced in 2008, gently pressed and fermented slowly to about 5-5.5% alcohol.

## Tasting notes

Aromatic, lightly sparkling (frizzante) wine, straw yellow of varying intensity, with a musky bouquet recalling freshly picked grapes in the glass.

## Food pairings

Pairs well with panettone and Christmas sweets, dry pastries, fruit tarts and all fruit-based desserts.