2019 started slowly due to a long-lasting winter season. A rainy April and a fresh May produced a season in line with more traditional development. The high temperatures during June and July combined with the availability of water in the soil to create the conditions for rapid plant growth. August was mild with good rainfall. The harvest started regularly. The grapes were healthy with slightly higher acidity than the average and, for the red ones, a high accumulation of anthocyanins and an excellent polyphenol profile.
Vintage: 2019
Winemaker: Paolo Giacosa
Grapes: 100% Moscato Bianco
Growing Area: Santo Stefano Belbo, Mango
Alcohol: 5,50 % by volume - 130 g/L residual sugar
Food: An excellent partner for desserts, light cheeses and foie gras, but also as a refreshing drink.
Young Aged
Light Bodied
Sweet Dry
Steel Oak
Colour: Light straw yellow with typical golden hues.
Nose: Unmistakeable, fragrant like no other wine, fresh Moscato grape’s varietal aromas of roses, geraniums, citrus fruits, sage and honey hints.
Palate: Wide, fresh, elegant and well balanced of sweetness and acidity, smooth with delightful long fruity and mineral finish. Amazing and perfect correspondence Nose-Palate.
Serving: 7 - 8 °C
Cellaring: Drink young
Exposure: S, SW
Vines age: 10 - 25 years
Soil: Clay - loamy
Yield: 9000 kg/ha
Harvests: 100% hand-harvested (partially 10 days later)
Training system: Guyot
Farming practices: Sustainable viticulture
PRE-FERMENTATION PROCEDURES: Grape bunches are hand-sorted on a vibrant table and chilled with carbonic snow to avoid oxidation and reduce considerably the use of sulphur and softly pressed.
This process is “100% screw conveyor free” to handle grapes as gently as possible.
FERMENTATION PROCESS: The fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature and interrupted in order to keep natural sugar and grape aromas. The second fermentation in autoclave allows the wine to become fizzy.
BLACK MOSCATO D’ASTI keeps the whole amazing set of unmistakeable aromas provided by the grapes adding the complexity due to the partially late harvest.
Thanks to the low alcohol content this delightful fizzy wine is pleasantly easy to drink and particularly enjoyable as summer refreshing beverage, with delicate cheeses or even foie gras.