Wine Prunotto, Moscato d’Asti DOCG, 2023

Description

• Wine: White, sweet
• Region: Italy, Piedmont, Asti
• Producer: Prunotto
• Strength 5%
• Volume: 0.75 L
• Grape varieties: Muscat Canelli: 100%

Tasting Notes

Color

The wine shows an intense straw yellow color.

Taste

The wine has a rich, vibrant and dense taste. Balanced mix of tones of ripe fruit continues in the elegant, fresh finish.

Aroma

The aroma of wine excites velvety shades of nutmeg, hints of hawthorn flowers and acacia honey. Seductive bouquet with a gentle but noticeable trail.

Gastronomy

Serve this wine can be as a digestif, complementing its fruit, berries, sweet pastries and desserts.

Muscat Canelli grapes for fine white wine Moscato d’Asti is grown in vineyards in the areas of Canelli and Treiso, on limestone and clay soils.
Vintage 2014 had all the chances to get a mark “difficult” due to adverse weather conditions. Early Spring “wake up” a few vines earlier than the period, rainy summer has provoked the attack of the fungus. And only the weather of September and October were positive climate point of view, having pleased the necessary temperature difference and contributing to the maturation of the grapes. Was assembled quite a healthy crop with excellent concentration of sugar, acidity and flavor. To create wines were selected only the best bunches, that is essential for producing high-quality beverage. Grapes are harvested by hand in baskets, was crushed and was pressing, and was then left for a short time in the press for a more complete extraction of aromas from the grape skins. The juice is then separated from the precipitate and sent for fermentation to produce alcohol 5% level. Fermentation was stopped by rapid cooling, this was followed by clarification of wine, filtering and bottling.

Alfredo Prunotto – famous winemaker, who worked for many prestigious vineyards of Italy. Its first factory “Wine Lange” he founded in 1904. It existed until 1922. In 1923 Prunotto decided to create a company Prunotto, which concluded a contract for the purchase of the best wine in Piedmont, specializes in the production and bottling of wines of the highest quality. Prunotto fairly quickly became famous and started exporting wines around the world: in Europe, South America, and then the United States.

After 1990, when the winery was taken over by the famous Antinori family, a decision was made ​​to produce wine, which amounted at that time already 800,000 bottles a year, of their grapes. For this purpose were acquired additional vineyards, updated equipment and remodeled basement. In 2000, the old oak barrels of 100 hectoliters were replaced on the 50 and 75-gektolitrovye that are better suited for realizing the potential of wines. Bottling line has been updated with the help of machines with advanced technology, which protects the wine from possible oxygenation undesirable at this stage. Also installed advanced from a technical point of view a machine that seals the bottle cork and ensures maximum reliability sealing the bottle.