La Caudrina Moscato d’Asti (375ML)
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La Caudrina Moscato d’Asti
The creation of such a simple pleasure is in fact pretty technical winemaking. La Caudrina Moscato d’Asti is made by putting the juice of their ripe, estate-grown Moscato grapes in a special reinforced stainless-steel fermentation vessel, called an ‘autoclave,’ with yeast; the must ferments at low temperature until about half the natural sugar in it is consumed, then the wine is quickly filtered to stop the fermentation.
This means that Moscato has only 5.5% alcohol by volume, and enough residual sweetness to remind you of a very ripe peach (but not nearly as much as you find in other classic dessert wines such as Sauternes). All of the carbon dioxide from the fermentation is retained and absorbed into the wine, making it naturally bubbly (‘frizzante,’ or half-sparkling).
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La Caudrina Moscato d’Asti
There are two ways to drink Moscato d’Asti. Its bubbly sweetness makes it the perfect accompaniment to a number of fruit desserts, as well as the classic Torta di Nocciole hazelnut cake, a very typical dessert in Piedmont.
It is also an excellent cold glass of wine on a hot summer afternoon. Most dessert wines are relatively high in alcohol (Sauternes, for example, or Port), Moscato d’Asti is much less so.
THE WINE
Wine: Naturally lively
Color: deep straw yellow
Fragrance: aromatic, with delicate flower scent
Taste: sweet, pleasantly acidic, with delicate and persistent aroma.
Coupling: perfect dessert wine, ideal with dry bakery, with the traditional “panettone” or the Easter “colomba”. Due to its limited alcohol content it is also a nice refreshing drink.
VINEYARD
Surface (Ha): 11
Variety of wine planted: 100% Moscato bianco
Year of Planting: 1979
Altitude (m): 280 m a.s.l.
Exposure: South South-West
Position: Hilly
Type of soil: Marl-Limestone
Slope of the hill: 20-30%
| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 12 in |
| Type | Wine |
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| Winery/Vintner | La Caudrina |
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