Sweets and pastries, fresh and dried fruit. Excellent with spicy cheeses.
Description
TYPE - Fortified white wine. CLASSIFICATION - Typical Geographical Indication Sicily (IGT). GRAPE VARIETY - Moscato di Alessandria and Moscato Bianco. 1ST YEAR OF PRODUCTION - Vintage year 1998. PRODUCTION AREA - Vineyards grown on the island of Pantelleria and in the Noto hinterland. SOIL - Pantelleria: volcanic origin, very dark and rich in mineral salts. Noto: white soils, extremely calcareous and arid. ALTITUDE - In both cases between 50 and 150 meters msl. VINEYARDS - Traditional bush-trained, in small “ditches” protected against strong African winds in Pantelleria and high and cordontrained in the Noto area. CLIMATE - Insular, hot, dry and very windy. VINTAGE - By hand, advanced maturity, during the 1st week of September. VINIFICATION - Soft pressing of the grapes, short maceration on the skins and fermentation at controlled temperature (17° - 18° C.) to reach the alcohol content of 5° - 6°. Addition of distilled wine until 16° is reached to stop the fermentation process and preserve most of the must’s sugars and their terpene aromas. AGEING - Up to spring to favour the natural clarification. MATURING - At least 2 months in bottle. TASTING Colour - bright golden colour with light topaz highlights. Aroma - intense and harmonious, sharp Muscat scents with clear notes of apricot. Flavour - full, smooth, with notes of acacia honey and pleasant finish of dried figs and raisins. ALCOHOL CONTENT - 15.5 v %. RESIDUAL SUGARS - 120 g/l. PRODUCTION OUTPUT - 550,000 750 ml. bottles and 14,000 375 ml. bottles. SERVING TEMPERATURE - 10° - 12° C. RECOMMENDED GLASS - Fine medium-sized, transparent tulip glass. RECOMMENDED WITH - Sweets and pastries, fresh and dried fruit. Excellent with spicy cheeses. STORING - Cool (13° - 15° C.) room, not moist, away from direct light. LIFE - To be drunk in its youth, preferably two years at most.
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