GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Emilio Vada
Region: Piemonte, Italy
Appellation: Moscato d’Asti DOCG
Type: Sparkling wine
Vintage: Non Vintage
Date of Tasting: November 2022
Type of viticulture: Traditional
Grapes used: 100% Moscato Bianco di Canelli
Blend: N/A
Winemaking details: Charmat-Martinotti method (Tank Method)
Aging: No Lees aging
Sugar level: around 9 g/Liter
Sulphites: contains Sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = All primary
- Aromas = Grapey, Muscat, Grape, Blossom (Hint)
PALATE
- Sweetness = Medium Sweet
- Acidity = Medium
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Low
- Body = Light
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = All primary
- Flavour details = Grapey, Muscat, Grape, Blossom (Hint)
- Other = Dissipating Mousse + we can feel the Tank method impact
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 2 years
- Will not increase in complexity through aging
- Retail Price = 14 euros (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = On price for the quality offered
- Comparison with same price competition = not the worst deal but not the best deal either
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not Suitable
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Good Appetizer / Good with a Gorgonzola Cheese
- Comments = Long finish, Balanced wine, good example of a Moscato d’Asti
- 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
