La Spinetta Moscato d'Asti DOCG "Biancospino" 2018

Tasting Notes

This wine is very similar to the La Spinetta Bricco Quaglia Moscato d’Asti DOCG; if you wish to have a mixed case of the two wines just let me know & I’ll sort something out for you.

This is an amazing sparkling wine if you like a slightly sweeter style of wine; and even if you don’t, it manages to be both slightly sweet and yet very refreshing. It has the added benefit of being low in alcohol at 6.5%.

Biancospino is the name of the vineyard from which the grapes for this Moscato D’Asti originate; the vines are 44 – 50 years old. The Moscato d’Asti grape, known as Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains in France, is the classic Muscat grape and in this region of Italy the best grapes go into Moscato d’Asti, the rest into the notorious (“nasty”) Asti. Known for its floral aromatics and high sugar content, Moscato is also often seen in dessert wines. It is notoriously difficult to grow – yields must be kept low otherwise the sugar and the aromas disappear.

This wine is slightly sweet and beautifully perfumed – but not cloyingly sweet or overpoweringly aromatic because of the  lovely crisp acidity. This makes it a light, fresh sparkling wine.

The wine has aromas of grape, apple and tangerine. Flavours are similar to the aromas with lemon and a hint of peach. This is quite a delicate wine with a fine mousse but elegant and medium-bodied. Beautiful with desserts; it cuts through chocolate and other rich desserts.

Please note that this bottle is not topped with a “champagne cork” but with a standard cork which should be removed carefully with your usual corkscrew.