# Le Margherite (Mossio Fratelli)

> Sweet, Vino Passito by [Mossio Fratelli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/mossio-fratelli.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/mossio-fratelli-le-margherite).

- **Producer:** Mossio Fratelli
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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