# Evien (Ressia)

> White, Vino Bianco by [Ressia](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ressia.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ressia-evien).

- **Producer:** Ressia
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Vino Bianco
- **Grape:** Moscato d'Asti 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Canova
- **Production area:** Neive, Canova, 380 m a.s.l., south exposure, 4300 vines/ha, Guyot
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Early September, hand-picked in perforated crates early morning, depending on phenolic ripeness and climatic conditions
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines planted 1990; density 4300 vines/ha; Guyot training; integrated pest management (including floral abortion and over-ripening techniques in the vineyard)
- **Vinification:** Crushed-destemmed with dry ice added in tank to bring must to 0 degrees; cryomaceration 120 hours at 0 degrees; pressing to separate skins and seeds; slow fermentation about 35 days at 9 degrees; decanting in steel at 3 degrees for about 25 days, repeated 3 times without fining agents; aged entirely in steel until bottling.
- **Serving temperature:** 10-12 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

A still white wine made from Moscato d'Asti grapes on the Cru Canova in Neive, cold-macerated and slow-fermented entirely in steel, with an annual production of about 5000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Intense straw yellow. Great aromaticity typical of Moscato, with floral notes, peach, apricot and acacia honey. Rich, full and round taste, of great persistence, with citrus notes.

## Food pairings

Medium to high aged cheeses, shellfish, oysters, foie gras