Enrico Serafino Moscato d'Asti Erianthe 2023

Enrico Serafino's Moscato d'Asti Dolce is a sweet, aromatic still white wine that holds the DOCG designation. It is produced with grapes from 100% Moscato Bianco vines, grown in the typical Moscato d'Asti area of Langhe and Monferrato. We are therefore in the eastern territories of Piedmont, on the border with Liguria, in the provinces of Cuneo and Asti. Moscato is one of the oldest grape varieties grown in Italy; the name Muscat, later translated into Italian, perhaps derives from the Latin expression muscum, which referred to the characteristic musky scent emanating from the grapes of this grape. Despite being a widespread variety, Moscato requires specific soil characteristics: although the altitude of this area varies from 100 to 400 meters, most Moscato vines are located between 200 and 280 meters. This grape reaches ripening around mid-September, when the harvest takes place. After this phase, the grapes undergo a distinctive and typical soft pressing: the resulting sweet must is rigorously stored in a low-temperature tank to optimally facilitate the slow fermentation phase. Once this time has passed, this wine has the particularity of not requiring aging, therefore, immediately after fermentation and the characteristic prise de mousse which takes place in an autoclave, it is bottled.