Winery RigalloMoscato d'Asti
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The Moscato d'Asti of the Winery Rigallo is in the top 0 of wines of Moscato d'Asti.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rigallo's Moscato d'Asti.
Discover the grape variety: Savagnin
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
Informations about the Winery Rigallo
The Winery Rigallo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Moscato d'Asti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Moscato d'Asti
The wine region of Moscato d'Asti is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine DiCello or the Domaine Marco Negri produce mainly wines sparkling, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Moscato d'Asti are Brachetto, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Moscato d'Asti often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, orange blossom or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of fresh strawberries, raspberry or cherry.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Smell
A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.
