Asti DOCG

(d.o.c.g. D.P.R. 28/11/1993 – d.o.c. D.P.R. 09/07/1967)

Muscat has always been the wine for parties and celebrations. It also adapts perfectly to the end of meals, accompanying desserts.

From this old and noble variety two wines are obtained today: Asti (sparkling wine) and Moscato d’Asti (still wine), both of them Docg.

When released for marketing, Asti must offer the following characteristics:

Foam

Fine and persistent.

Limpidity

Brilliant.

Colour

From straw yellow to soft golden.

Bouquet

Characteristic, incisive and delicate.

Flavour

Scented, characteristic and delicately sweet; well balanced.

Minimum total alcohol content by volume: 12%, of which 7 to 9,5% originated from fermentation of the sugar

Minimum total acidity: 5‰;

Sugar-free extracts: 17 g/litre.

Vines

Appellation

DOCG

Color

White

Type

Still

Min. alcohol

Variants

Established on

Towns where it's produced

Asti DOCG: Vines

The Asti DOCG is a single varietal wine, and therefore can be made exclusively by Moscato grapes

It is a fairly vigorous and prefers marly soil with plenty of limestone, interspersed with banks of sand and sandstone. It is prone to mildew infection and ripens in mid September. The bunch is fairly compact, and cylinder or cone shaped. The grapes are round, with a golden colour that can become amber when they are exposed to the sun. you can read more about Moscato here.


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