Tasting Notes: A beautiful Italian clone of the famous Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, this lively, fresh wine abounds with floral notes, apricot, peach, and exotic fruits. The impression from the aromatics is that you are about to taste a sweet wine, but you are in for a surprise. What is delivered is a crisp, dry, and elegant wine with intense sage and apple that linger on the palate. Quite hard to match, this is NOT the sweet sparkling Moscato d’Asti, but a remarkable classic white.
| Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia. (Marano d’Isera) 17 hectares. |
Basalt. Volcanic. | ||
| de Tarczal. (day TARK-zahl) |
Guyot. Pergola Trentina. 4,500-5,000 vines/hectare. 1 bottle/plant yield. |
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| Ruggero de Tarczal. (roo-JAY-roh day TARK-zahl) |
Fermentation in temp controlled stainless steel. | ||
| 100% Moscato Giallo. | No barrel aging. | ||
| 3.4 grams per liter. | 3 months in the bottle. | ||
| 6.13 grams per liter. | 400 cases. | ||
| 12.4% by volume. | Thai food, mildly-spicy cheeses, and hard Alpine cheeses. |