Alcohol: 13%
Grape(s): 100% Moscato d'Asti
Location: Piedmont, Italy
Tasting Notes: This wine has a straw-yellow color. The bouquet is delicate and intense, with aromas of apple, peach, and sage spice. The palate is sweet and smooth, with lingering aromatic persistence. It is a refreshing and pleasant wine, perfect for brunch, picnics, or poolside.
Notes: Manual harvest into crates. Soft pressing. Settling in steel vats to allow natural clearing of musts. Racking, an increase in temperature. Temperature and pressure-controlled fermentation until bottling.
Food pairing: Dessert, ideal with hazelnut cake. Original with "strong" cheese such as Robiola of Roccaverano and Gorgonzola.
The Domain: Azienda Agricola Rinaldi Vini is located on the hills of Alto Monferrato, close to Acqui Terme, in the heart of one of the most precious areas of southern Piedmont. This family business was founded in 1961 by Oreste Rinaldi, and is run today by his son, Andrea. The family produces wine from their vineyards located in a particularly desirable area, with a favorable microclimate and a perfect southwestern exposure.
Currently Rinaldi has 20 hectares of vines (50 acres) - 19 hectares owned, 1 hectares rented. They produce Moscato, Brachetto, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malvasia, with an annual production around 15,000 cases.
Their single vineyard Bricco Cardogno, planted to Moscato, measures 2.5 hectares (6.75 acres) and was planted in the early 1960's by Andrea Rinaldi's grandfather. It is located 240- 300 m above sea level, with limestone (tufa) soil. All grapes are hand harvested with extreme care - quality starts in the vineyard. The single vineyard Bricco Rioglio is planted with Brachetto grapes and is limestone based with 15-year-old vines (Bricco is a "tea cup" in local dialect).
