Sweet
Ultimo Grappolo
By Ghiga, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A passito from naturally dried Moscato grapes, golden and spicy, with a liqueur-like body. Made in about 1,000 bottles.
Tasting notes
Intense golden yellow colour with spicy aromas; a liqueur-like consistency that can be served as a low-strength sweet liqueur.
Pairs well with
Desserts and biscuits, not-too-strong cheeses; also fruit salads, cakes and tiramisu
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Vino Passito
- Grape
- Moscato 100%
- Soil
- Calcareous, medium texture
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- October, hand-picked in crates
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1990, hill
- Vinification
- Natural drying of the grapes, then hand pressing; filtrations and fermentation in steel at 15 °C for about a week, no malolactic, no ageing. Bottled in March. 12% vol, residual sugar 150 g/l, total acidity 6.4 g/l. About 1,000 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- About 5 to 6 °C
- Storage
- Ageing potential 5 years
More from Ghiga
- Barbera d'Asti, Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Dodici Lune, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Langhe Favorita, Langhe DOC Favorita
- Le Margherite, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Monferrato Dolcetto, Monferrato DOC Dolcetto
- Moscato d'Asti, Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Ventiquattro Lune, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Volto Nuovo, Vino Rosato