Vietti is most famous for its single vineyard Barolo Crus, but when someone (that would be Luca) makes such exceptional nebbiolo based wines we figure he's probably pretty good at fermenting other grapes too. And yes, he is. The video above is not about moscato specifically, but it's Luca talking about vine growing and that is the key to good wines: great vineyard management. While it is not the most obvious choice or maybe even the choice the winery or importer would like us to make, Luca makes a damn fine moscato d'asti.
Moscato d'Asti, to us, is a bit like vanilla ice cream. Not taste... we're making an analogy here. Vanilla ice cream or a black dress even. Bo-oring, but done well, a revelation. A "less is more" sort of thing. Vietti Moscato d'Asti is that revelation for us. We'd had it. Sure, it's low it alcohol, but it's... it's.. just moscato.
Not so! At 5% alcohol and with so much character we can't understand why you wouldn't start every summer evening, heck, every evening with a little aperitivo of moscato. So how's it taste? Words like mountain flowers and lemon zest come to mind. It starts with some fresh green apple, a little spice, nice floral notes and finishes in two parts - first, creamy-round and second, fizzy-bubbly acidity. It's so good. And if you get to the last glass and feel like sharing - pour it over some fresh cut strawberries, let them soak it up and snack away! Now that's a revelation.
Vietti Moscato d'Asti 2010 $18
