Sweet
Moscato d'Asti Canelli
By LHV Avezza, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A sweet, lightly sparkling, low-alcohol Moscato from the Canelli area, which the page presents as the sub-zone where the grape shows its best.
Tasting notes
Colour: straw yellow. Nose: floral and fruity, orange blossom, pear, apple, citrus and sage; with age it develops notes of honey and candied fruit. Palate: the sweetness is well balanced by pleasant acidity and the fruity aromas typical of Moscato.
Pairs well with
Ideal at the end of a meal with fruit desserts, tarts and dry pastries, but also works with fresh cured meats and fermented cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Moscato bianco 100%
- Soil
- Limestone, light, with silt and sand
- Harvest
- First and second ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1983
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, then cold storage followed by fermentation and second fermentation in a pressure tank (autoclave), which can last up to 30 days and ends with bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 9-10 °C
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