Asti, Moscato
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–2 years from release to capture peak aromatic vibrancy.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic panettone, fresh fruit tarts with pastry cream, hazelnut torta di nocciole.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from calcareous-marl and sandy soils across the Asti DOCG delimited production zone, this sparkling sweet wine showcases 100% Moscato Bianco. Grapes undergo soft pressing and static clarification before fermentation in temperature-controlled pressurized stainless steel autoclaves (Martinotti-Charmat method). Fermentation is halted via refrigeration once reaching approximately 7% alcohol by volume, retaining natural grape sugars and capturing fine effervescence without any oak influence to preserve primary aromatic freshness.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1858 by Vittorio Emanuele II, the first King of unified Italy, as an estate for his mistress Rosa Vercellana, Fontanafredda evolved into a foundational pillar of Piedmontese viticulture under their son, Count Emanuele Alberto di Mirafiore. The historic estate encompasses 120 hectares of certified organic vineyards centered in Serralunga d'Alba, an area distinguished by compact Helvetian limestone-marl soils and elevated south- and southwest-facing slopes between 200 and 400 meters. Acquired in 2008 by Oscar Farinetti and Luca Baffigo, the property underwent a viticultural renaissance, securing full organic certification with the 2018 harvest. In the nineteenth-century cellars, winemaking merges technical precision with classical Piedmontese restraint, relying on long macerations, stainless steel vinification for fragrant whites, and maturation in neutral Slavonian oak botti for its noble reds. Iconic bottlings include the cru Barolo Vigna La Rosa, Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba, Roero Arneis Pradalupo, and the pioneering Alta Langa Metodo Classico sparkling wines.
🍇 Grapes
100% Moscato Bianco
🍷 ABV
7%