GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: L’Armangia, Canelli
Region: Piemonte, Italy
Appellation: Moscato d’Asti DOCG
Type: Sweet white sparkling wine
Vintage: 2021
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: Sustainable (SQNPI labelled)
Grapes used: Moscato
Blend: not communicated
Winemaking details: Tank method (Asti method)
Aging: no aging
Sugar level: High
Sulphites: Contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary
- Aromas = Raisin, Muscat, Orange, Mandarin, Blossom
PALATE
- Sweetness = High
- Acidity = low
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Low (5,5% ABV)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary
- Flavour details = Raisin, Muscat, Orange, Mandarin, Blossom
- Other = Sugary finish
- Finish = Medium+
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 1-2 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 10 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = good value for money
- Comparison with same price competition = good quality compared to average competition at that price
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = appetizer, fruits, fruit tarts, desserts
- Comments = A slight sugar-fruit imbalance, lack of complexity and sugary finish. However, it has an overall enjoyable quality for the price (less than 10 euros) that would a great alternative to any beer given its low alcoholic level of 5,5°
- Final Grade = B
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
