Moscato d’Asti DOCG

An extraordinary dessert wine – sweet yet fresh and intensely aromatic – whose delicate sparkle and lively grape flavors are the pride of Moscato d’Asti. These pure Moscato Bianco (which goes back to Roman times) grapes are grown in Marcarini’s Cascina Sargentin vineyards in Neviglie, right in the heart of the appellation. It is intensely aromatic, with fruity and floral notes. The quintessential dessert wine, easy to pair with freshly baked desserts. For Marcarini, this wine represents happiness and friendship.


Wine exported to

Bermuda, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Australia, Austria

Most recent awards

  • 2023 | Wine Enthusiast90
  • 2023 | Decanter90
  • 2022 | James Suckling90
Grape Varieties:

100% Moscato d'Asti

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

Around 50 Days

Type of yeast:

Selected yeast

Fermentation temperature:

15-16 °C (59 - 60.8 °F)

Malolactic fermentation:

No

Fining agent:

Bentonite

Aging containers:

Stainless steel

Container size:

50 Hl

Bottling period:

December, February, April, June

Aging before bottling:

None

Aging in bottle:

None

Closure:

Diam

Organic:

No

Vineyard location:

Neviglie, Piedmont

Vineyard size:

2 hectares (5 acres)

Soil composition:

Calcareous clay with sub-alkaline mixture and organic substances

Vine training:

Espalier

Altitude:

270 meters (886 feet) above sea level

Vine density:

5,000 vines per hectare

Yield:

90 q/ha

Exposure:

Southern and southwestern

Years planted:

1980, 2001

Age of vines:

18 and 39 years old

Time of harvest:

Early September

First vintage of this wine:

1996

Total yearly production (in bottles):

30,000

Tasting notes:

Brilliant straw-yellow color with soft green reflections. A delicate white froth evolves into a very fine and persistent perlage. Its full nose is aromatic, floral and fruity as well as intense and persistent. The taste, which is pleasantly sweet and refreshing due to the low alcohol content and correct acidity, is smooth and rich with musky sensations typical of the Moscato grape - the wine’s aromatic persistence is very long and intense.

Serving temperature:

Best served at 4-6 °C (39.2-42.8 °F).

Food pairings:

The dessert wine par excellence, it pairs well with fresh pastries and cakes, the classic panettone, all kinds of baked desserts and fruit.

Aging potential:

2 Years

Alcohol:

Alc. 5% by vol.

Winemaker:

The Marcarini family and Valter Bonetti