DOC Piemonte Moscato Passito

(d.o.c. D.M. 22/11/1994)

The wine regulations concerning Piemonte Moscato Passito impose that it presents the following characteristics when it is released for marketing:

Colour

Golden yellow with fairly intense amber reflections

Bouquet

Intense and complex aroma with the characteristic musky scent of the Muscat grape

Flavour

Sweet, harmonious, velvety and aromatic

Minimum total alcohol content by volume: 15,5% of which at least 11% originated from the fermentation of sugar

Sugar residues: minimum 50 g/litre

Minimum total acidity: 4,5‰

Sugar-free extract: 22 g/litre.