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MOSCATO D'ASTI
This typical Piedmontese wine was produced in the Monferrato area and in the Langhe district already in the 13th century. Nowadays its production is carried out on the hills of 52 towns in the Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo provinces. It is made from white Muscat grapes only, the most popular vine of lower Piedmont.
VINE White muscat. The cylindrical-pyramidal medium-size fruit features round grapes of a golden yellow colour that turns to amber on the sun exposed side.
COLOUR Straw yellow or golden, more or less intense.
BOUQUET Aromatic, fragrant, typical of the Muscat grapes, with acacia and wisteria scents.
TASTE Sweet, pleasantly aromatic, typical.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT 5.5% Vol
MATCHINGS Drunk alone or with a dessert, this wine cannot but satisfy the demanding taster. To be tried with fruit salad, peach mousse, lemon mousse, fruit tarts, Bavarian fruit cakes, oven cakes, puff pastry with chantilly cream, ricotta puff pastry, dry fancy cakes.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 8/10° C
DOLCETTO DIANO D'ALBA
Among higher Langhe hills, growing in the white tuff marl soil in the Diano d'Alba's concentric area, the Dolcetto vine has been able to spread out gaining more and more importance. Predominating on the sun-exposed hilly slopes, this vine yields an intensely scented and moderately acid wine.
VINE   Dolcetto. Medium-large, cone-shaped long fruit with well developed wings. The rather small, ellipse-shaped grape has got a frosty violet-blue skin.
COLOUR   Ruby red with violet hues.
BOUQUET   Pleasantly vinous, intense, with a red fruit nose.
TASTE   Dry, full bodied and moderately acid with a pleasant almond vein.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT   12.5%
MATCHINGS   Soups, broths, first courses with tasty sauces, hare and chicken, typical Piedmontese cheeses such as Bra (soft and hard) and Toma from Murazzano.
SERVING TEMPERATURE   18/20° C
BARBARESCO
Barbaresco comes from the Nebbiolo grapes grown in the area surrounded by the towns of Barbaresco, Neive and Treiso, ancient, small Langhe villages in the Cuneo Province. The peculiar sensitivity of the Nebbiolo vine to the climate of these area produces a wine which is rather different from the one coming from the same vine cultivated elsewhere. Barbaresco has an alcoholic content of at least 12.5 degrees and, before being marketed, it is aged for not less than 26 months, half of which in a barrel.
VINE Nebbiolo. The fruit is medium-large, pyramidal, with slightly oval violet-red grapes.
COLOUR Garnet red, it shows orange hues with ageing.
BOUQUET Ethereal, pleasantly intense; it is reminiscent of flowers, fruit and spices.
TASTE Dry, full-bodied, strong, austere, but velvety and harmonic.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT 14% Vol.
MATCHINGS Roast meat dishes, beef fillet, jugged hare and tasty cheeses like Toma from Murazzano and Castelmagno.
To be tried with white truffle on fondue.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 20°C. It is advisable to pour it into a jug 2 hours before serving it.
BRACHETTO D'ACQUI
Called “Famous wine” by Gallesio, a 19th century naturalist, this sparkling wine comes from Brachetto grapes harvested among the hills of some communes in the Asti and Alessandria provinces near Acqui Terme, a town of Roman origins as its name testifies.
VINE   Brachetto. The cylindrical and winged fruit is medium-small, characterized by medium, oval grapes with a frosty violet blue hue.
PERLAGE   Fine and persistent.
COLOUR   Ruby red of average intensity.
BOUQUET   Musk scented with a delicate violet, geranium and fresh fruit bouquet.
TASTE   Sweet, soft, delicate.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT   6,5% Vol.
MATCHINGS   Sparkling wine suitable for desserts. To be tried with red fruit and whipped cream, stuffed peaches, soft macaroons, fruit tarts, fruit Bavarian cakes, dry cakes.
SERVING TEMPERATURE   8/10° C
LA BAUDRIA
Cultivated in a large hilly area of the Asti Province, this is one of the most classical vines in Piedmont. In our special selection, it reveals a great personality, enhanced by barrique refining.
VINE   Barbera. Its fruit is medium-big, pyramidal and very compact, with a medium-size leaf and oval grapes of an intense blue.
COLOUR   Intense ruby red turning to garnet.
BOUQUET   Pleasantly complex, it has a red fruit, plum and spicy nose.
TASTE   Dry, round, velvety, full-bodied. Refining in barrique adds elegance and softness.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT   13,5% Vol.
MATCHING   Perfect with important meat dishes and matured cheeses. Ideal with pheasant breast in balsamic sauce, stuffed guinea-hen, duck leg with mushrooms, ox stew, cow meat with thyme, Piedmontese mixed boiled meat, lamb chops with Nizza's bent cardoon, oven-cooked goatling, jugged hare, Bra cheese, Castelmagno cheese.
SERVING TEMPERATURE   18/22° C
BAROLO
Made from Nebbiolo grapes ripened late (2nd-3rd October decades) in a limited Langhe area surrounding the homonymous town, Barolo wine is aged for at least 3 years, 2 of which spent in oak or chestnut barrels. Once bottled, the bottles are kept in a horizontal position in cool, but dry cellars. Because of its characteristics and its fame, it is often referred to as the King of Piedmontese wines.
VINE   Nebbiolo. Compact, pyramidal, big fruit with a strong stalk. Medium-small grape with a solid, black-blue skin.
COLOUR   Garnet red with orange hues.
BOUQUET   Ethereal, pleasant, intense with a rose, violet, liquorice, even white truffle nose.
TASTE   Dry, full-bodied, aristocratically complex, harmonic, persistent, velvety.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT   14% Vol.
MATCHINGS   Important second courses such as “chamois au civet”, saddle of venison with mustard seeds, braised beef, veal fillet with white truffles, grilled lamb.
SERVING TEMPERATURE   20°C. In order to appreciate it fully, it should be poured into a jug 2 hours before serving it.
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