# Moscato d'Asti (Pelissero)

> Sweet, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Pelissero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pelissero.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pelissero-moscato-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Pelissero
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato 100%
- **Production area:** Three small plots in Munfrina, Ferrere sub-zone, Treiso
- **Soil:** Medium texture with slightly more red sand veins than the local average
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Planted 1981 to 1998, Guyot, 4,000 to 5,000 vines per hectare, 350 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest in 20 kg crates, destemming, pressing at low temperature, a night of cold settling and filtering. Sparkling fermentation in stainless pressure tanks, stopped at up to 5.5% alcohol, then bottled under pressure.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Moscato d'Asti first made in 2010 after the estate bought Moscato plots in late 2008.

## Tasting notes

Green-yellow with golden reflections and a persistent ring of bubbles. Acacia flowers, passion fruit, honey, sage, thyme and mint. Savoury and pleasant, with acidity set against the residual sugar.