Sweet
Moscato d'Asti
By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Muscat from Serralunga d'Alba, the only Barolo-zone commune where Moscato is authorised, as the site notes. Alcohol 5.5% vol.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with golden highlights and fine, lasting perlage. Nose of orange, peach and apricot blossom; pleasantly sweet, fresh and naturally lively.
Pairs well with
All desserts; celebrations and the end of a meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Muscat
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba hills and hills in the province of Asti
- Soil
- Soils and sun exposure suited to small, highly aromatic grapes
- Harvest
- Hand harvest
- Vineyard planting
- Yields average 70 hl per hectare
- Vinification
- Direct gentle pressing; must cooled to about 0 °C; fermentation in autoclave, stopped by cooling at around 5% alcohol with about 100 g/l residual sugar; sterile filtration and cold bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 10 °C
- Storage
- A wine to drink young, ready a few weeks after bottling
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