Contero Moscato d'Asti di Strevi 2025

Contero Moscato d'Asti di Strevi

Region: Piedmont, Italy

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Moscato

ABV: 5%

This Moscato d'Asti is delicately sparkling, with a lovely perfume of freshly crushed grapes and sherbet. On the palate, it is perfectly balanced with soft, sweet fruit, a hint of Turkish delight and lively, fresh acidity.

The Contero vineyards are situated in a perfect amphitheatre in Strevi, the heart of one of the best zones for Moscato in Piemonte. The vineyards are superbly tended and produce fruit of stunning quality. The vines are Guyot trained with 4,800 vines planted per hectare. They are planted on steep tufaceous-marl hills with sandstone layers.

The grapes underwent a one-day cold maceration at 8°C before being gently pressed and fermented at low temperatures to maximise aromatic expression. The must was then filtered several times during fermentation, and the wine was drawn off at 5% alcohol, then stabilised and bottled under pressure to preserve its naturally light sparkle.

Now owned by the Marenco family, who are Moscato and Brachetto specialists, the 11-hectare Contero estate remains one of the best producers of invigoratingly delicious Moscato d’Asti and Brachetto d’Acqui. The steep, hilly vineyards are planted on tufaceous-marl soils, in a perfect amphitheatre within the commune of Strevi (the heart of one of the best zones for Moscato in Piemonte).