Sweet

Cascina Fiori

By Poderi e Cantine Oddero, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Poderi e Cantine Oddero Cascina Fiori

A Moscato d'Asti from the estate's high-altitude Cascina Fiori vineyard in Trezzo Tinella, among the latest-harvested sites for the variety.

Tasting notes

Intense yellow colour, fragrant and aromatic bouquet with light notes of mandarin, grapefruit, white peach, flowers and sage. Refreshing, sweet and aromatic on the palate.

Pairs well with

Pairs well with classic Italian desserts, and also with lightly aged cheeses, salami and figs, or as an aperitif; some serve it with grilled prawns.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Moscato d'Asti DOCG
Grape
Moscato Bianco 100%
Cru / vineyard
Cascina Fiori
Production area
Trezzo Tinella, Cascina Fiori, plot 6, sub-plots 150, 152, 151, 134, 135, 146, 296. 400 m asl, southeastern exposure. 1 ha, vines 15 to 20 years old.
Soil
Marly soil with fine clay and limestone, in places almost white; the marl is particularly compact and, where eroded into flat formations, has traditionally been used for local dry stone walls.
Exposure
Southeastern
Harvest
First 10 days of September
Vineyard planting
2.7 x 0.8 m spacing, 4,700 vines/ha, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised system
Vinification
Manual harvest into crates, destemming-crushing, cold maceration for 12 hours, pressing and static clarification at about 8°C for 48 hours. Fermentation in stainless steel, interrupted using cold. Two bottlings, one in November and one at the end of February, with an optional third in April. 15,000 bottles produced.

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