Moxxe Pinot Grigio Verduzzo Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Excellent as an aperitif, or paired with light seafood starters, vegetable tempura, and delicate sushi rolls.
✨ Technical Specifications
Masi's Moxxe is a pioneering sparkling wine that beautifully showcases the historic Venetian expertise in the appassimento technique, adapted here for a fresh, contemporary style. Crafted in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, this unique blend combines Pinot Grigio—harvested at optimum ripeness for crisp acidity—with Verduzzo grapes that have undergone a brief appassimento drying process. This drying technique, a hallmark of Masi's heritage, imparts a surprising depth, golden hue, and subtle honeyed complexity to the otherwise bright, floral, and citrus-driven Pinot Grigio base. The secondary fermentation is carried out via the Charmat method, resulting in a lively, elegant spumante that bridges the gap between vivacious freshness and structural complexity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1772 when the Boscaini family harvested their first vineyard plots in the Vaio dei Masi valley, Masi Agricola stands as a foundational pillar of modern Venetian viticulture. Anchored in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, the estate spans diverse microclimates and sedimentary limestone, marl, and volcanic soils across the Trevenezie, tempered by Lake Garda and alpine foothills. Masi revolutionized regional winemaking through the modern mastery of the ancient appassimento method—drying harvested bunches on traditional arelle bamboo racks—and pioneering the ripasso revival with their landmark 1964 Campofiorin. Governed by the Masi Technical Group and long stewarded by Sandro Boscaini, affectionately hailed as 'Mr. Amarone', the estate blends sustainability with exacting enology. Their benchmark expressions range from majestic, cru-designated Amarone della Valpolicella such as Costasera, Campolongo di Torbe, and Mazzano, to crisp Trevenezie whites like Masianco and vibrant sparkling wines, epitomizing classical Venetian refinement and textural depth.