# Vendemmia Tardiva Vigna Marini (Teresa Soria Winery)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Teresa Soria Winery](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/teresa-soria-winery.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/moscato-d-asti-docg-vendemmia-tardiva-vigna-marini).

- **Producer:** Teresa Soria Winery
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato Bianco di Canelli 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Vigna Marini
- **Production area:** Marini hill, Castiglione Tinella, about 450 m, steep south-east slopes. In some vintages, grapes from the Moncucco vineyards are used, and the label then reads Vigna Moncucco
- **Soil:** Marl and sand
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Harvest:** Late Harvest
- **Vineyard planting:** Oldest vines, loosest bunches selected
- **Vinification:** The loosest bunches from the oldest vines are laid in a single layer in crates and dried for 60 to 90 days, concentrating sugars up to 450 g/l, more if botrytis develops. Pressed very slowly, the must is clarified and filtered through Dutch bags and ferments in steel for at least a month. At 14% alcohol fermentation is stopped by chilling; the wine rests on fine lees for 12 or 24 months in barriques depending on the year, then is bottled. At least 24 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A late-harvest Moscato from grapes dried in crates for 60 to 90 days, aged 12 to 24 months in barriques.

## Tasting notes

Bright amber-yellow. Candied citrus peel on the nose; the palate is notable for residual sugar and alcohol, giving a soft, fruity taste.

## Food pairings

A meditation wine, excellent with blue goat cheeses, aged Robiola di Roccaverano or Blu di Lanzo.