Producer: Demarie
Region: Piedmont
Winemaker: Paolo & Aldo Demarie
Winemaking: Long maceration on the skins, fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged 2 years in 5000-liter Slavonian oak barrels; refined 2 years in stain-less steel vats. Minimum of 6 months aging in bottle.
Appellation: Asti DOCG
Grape Variety: 100% Moscato
Production: 1000 cases
Summary
Aromas of fruit laced with balanced honey, sage and herbal notes rise from this soft yellow colored wine. True to varietal, the wine drinks sweet and fruity. Lively carbonation.
Food Pairing
Try Moscato as a dessert accompaniment with dry pastries, hazelnut cake or Winter season desserts like panettone.
Varietal Notes
The Moscato grape has found its chosen home in a hilly range of 52 tiny villages running through three provinces in South Piedmont, but the latest scientific research tells us that moscato was actually the first grape ever cultivated, the progenitor of the entire vinegrowing industry and the mother of all the infinite varieties that have evolved. The grape is roller-pressed as it was in the 17th Century, after which the solids, skins and stalks, are separated to preserve the full flavor of the grape.