Tasting - Moscato d'Asti

 

Name: Stella Mia
Variety: Moscato d'Asti
Country: Italy
Region: Asti
Vintage: 2019
Price: $10

Wine Review: Silvery straw color. Aromas and flavors of citron, honey, and apricot with a satiny, crispy, fizzy, moderately sweet light body and a seamless, breezy finish that exhibits accents of honey-drizzled apples and sliced pear with no oak flavor. A juicy, light-hearted Moscato that drinks effortlessly. Wine review from Tastings written by an unknown writer. 

Wine Folly: The textbook describes Moscatos as crisp and refreshing drinks, that normally air on the side of being sweet (pg 151). This wine states on the front that it is in the category of semi-sweet, and gives off aromas of honey or apricot. 

My Review: It is important to note that this wine, is a sparkling white wine. I did not notice this when selecting it so it came to be a surprise when it almost exploded in my face upon opening it. The smell test gives me a very light honey smell to it with a nicely defined fruity smell in it. I believe to my nose it is a smell similar to an apple. The taste test gives really brings out that apple taste and the carbonation leaves a really interesting feel in the cheeks of my mouth. The carbonation makes this wine almost taste more like an alcoholic cider rather than a white wine. The sweetness is really balanced out well by the carbonation present and gives a nice full body. I did not eat any food with this but I would guess it would pair well with a nice lunch food like chicken in order to get that mix of bbq and sweet.