Morandina, Moscato d'Asti

USA WIMPS #183 28th November 2024 (La Trompette, Chiswick) : Consistend with other bottles, Jonagold and grape nose. Simple low alcohol joy in a glass.

Piedmont WIMPS #181 27th September 2024 (La Trompette, Chiswick) : Cracking end to the meal, peeled grapes and sliced apple, some fainted caramel coated popcorn and some pineapple stalk. Palate fresh and charming. Simple, low alcohol and gorgeous.

Pale straw yellow color with greenish reflections, fairly fine and persistent bubbles, not too numerous. The aromas it releases are aromatic, characterized by citrusy notes of lime, aromatic herbs, and white peach, with an underlying theme of shortcrust pastry and pastry shop. The taste is sweet, pleasant, fresh, and balanced in its salinity, which never makes it cloying but rather contributes to a fairly persistent and enjoyable finish. Colore giallo paglierino tenue con riflessi verdolini, bollicine abbastanza fini e persistenti, …

Piemonte: Back to the truffling!; 11/24/2022-12/3/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants) : Of course there are many different moscatos out there and yet it seems like we often drink the same 2-3. Perhaps it was the environment but this one seemed a bit more interesting to me. Less of straight sugar water and more light and fizzy and perhaps not quite the same level of sweet. Very enjoyable. Paired with a chestnut/talleggio/white truffle dish which was stupendous.