Sweet
Felice
By Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Felice is the estate's Moscato d'Asti, from Moscato grown around Canelli. Sweet but fresh, with a light sparkle and moderate alcohol (5-5.5%).
Tasting notes
Straw yellow. Fragrant and floral, with lychee, abundant stone fruit (peach), wild sage, wisteria and acacia. Elegantly sweet with a delicate sparkle.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, summer wine, desserts and semi-hard cheeses; also with strawberries
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Moscato
- Production area
- Hills around Canelli (Asti)
- Soil
- Mostly calcareous and clay
- Harvest
- Mid to end of August
- Vineyard planting
- Average yield 2.5 kg per vine (9,000 kg/ha)
- Vinification
- Moscato grapes softly pressed; must decantation and fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature and pressure; refrigeration stops fermentation to keep the natural sugars
- Serving temperature
- 8-10 °C
- Storage
- Keep bottles at a constant temperature, ideally 15 °C, lying down. Drink young, within 2 years
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