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Wines for winding down hot summers day need to be cold and light and sometimes sweet and sometimes crisp. Something to enjoy while sitting on the porch or deck or boating or beaching or picnicing. Here is a favorite that you are sure to enjoy while your summer winds downm but you may not want to savor this just in the summer. It would also make a great wine for celebrating anytime of the year.
Wines for winding down hot summers day need to be cold and light and sometimes sweet and sometimes crisp. Something to enjoy while sitting on the porch or deck or boating or beaching or picnicing. Here is a favorite that you are sure to enjoy while your summer winds downm but you may not want to savor this just in the summer. It would also make a great wine for celebrating anytime of the year.
Torlasco “Madame Rachele”
Moscato d’Asti defies all preconceived ideals of what Moscato is. It is neither syrupy or overly sugary, nor
simple. Torlasco Moscato is highly complex and bursting with flavor.
The bubbles and acidy lighten the sugary richness and allows for
the fruity flavors of green apple, peaches and apricots to shine along with flavors
of the earth from which these grapes were raised. You may even pick up the subtle
herbal flavors hidden among the fruit.
Serve this wine chilled
with anything from savory cheeses to fruity desserts or cakes.
Varietal: Moscato D’Asti
Producer/Importer: Torlasco
Region: Piedmont DOCG, Italy
Vintage: 2010
Price: $8.99
Tasting notes:
Sight (Color/Clarity): light sunny yellow
Smell (bouquet, aroma): fresh summery
fruits and a smidge of spice
Taste
(acidity, balance, body): light on the tongue, Sweet but not over powering,
tart acidity like green apples. Nice complexity for a Moscato
Bottle presentation:
Black and white label with a drawing of a 1950sish Italian woman.
Winemaker’s notes: “The grapes hand
harvested and grown in combination of limestone and sandstone soils from the
cool, hilly Asti region. The grapes are crushed, chilled to almost freezing in
stainless steel vats, fermented and bottled to capture the resulting carbon
dioxide. The result is a low alcohol (5.5% maximum by law) slightly
effervescent wine, or what the Italians call vino frizzante.”
Comparisons: Blows every other Moscato
out of the competition so far
Overall rating
(1-10): 10
Date consumed: November
14, 2012
Comments: 100% Moscato Bianco di Canelli, 5.5% abv
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