Sweet

Le Margherite

By Mossio Fratelli, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Mossio Fratelli Le Margherite

A passito made from dried Dolcetto grapes, the estate's dessert wine.

Tasting notes

Deep, barely translucent ruby red with garnet nuances. Intense, clean, refined aromas opening with cherry jam, dried plum and wilted violet, followed by blackberry, strawberry, blueberry and raspberry jam, vanilla and a note of nail varnish. Matches the nose on the palate: a sweet, rightly tannic attack balanced by the alcohol, good body, intense flavours and pleasant softness, with a persistent finish recalling cherry, dried plum and blueberry jam.

Pairs well with

Small pastries, chocolate, hazelnut cake, tarts or medium-aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Vino Passito
Grape
Dolcetto 100%
Production area
Rodello
Soil
Sand 27%, silt 51%, clay 22%
Exposure
On a plateau vineyard that is ventilated and sunny all day, at about 460 m above sea level.
Harvest
Hand-picked into small crates on 20 September, for drying.
Vinification
Grapes are dried for about 5 months in a fruit store at 7 C and 45% humidity, pressed in February, then vinified in steel tanks with about ten days of skin maceration and aged 24 months in wood plus 2 months in bottle.
Serving temperature
15 to 16 C
Storage
Best drunk within about 10 years, depending on the vintage.

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