Asti DOCG Flashcards
Define What Asti DOCG is Another name for grape? From where? When granted DOCG Qty Bottles made Who buys it? Leading producers? What’s it like?
Fully Sparkling wine made from 100% Muscato Bianco
Aka Muscat Blancs à Petit Grains
NW Italy, 52 Communes in Piemonte Asti + Cuneo = 85%
DOCG 1993
One of largest DOCG producing areas in Italy - 85 Million bots
Major Exports - EU + USA
Large Producers + Co-ops dominate:
Martini-Rossi, Grupo Campari, Gancia
Very pale Lemon, Pronounced Orange Blossom, Peach, Grape, can be Confected. Low~Med Acid, Dense Mousse, Med Body, Med Intensity Can have a short sugary Finish
Climate Area? Soil How many growers? Planting regs Harvest Yields
Warm Continental Cold Winter / Hot Summers
9,700ha Foothills Northern Alps
4,000 Growers sell to Large Cos + Co-Ops
Soil - L’stone, Chalk, Clay = Holds water + Cools vine’s roots
Plant 200~500m - Below = too hot / Higher = Too Cold
Regs - plant slopes 30~50% = Mech difficult = most Hand Picked
Grapes from Valley floor can NOT be used
Alt + Slope = Slow Ripen = Preserve Acids + Aromatics
Min 4,000 vine/ha
Yield - 70hl/ha Min Pot alc 11.5%
Vini Pressing How’s it made? Finished abv% Styles
75ltr / 100kg Grapes
Asti Method - Variation on Tank/Martinotti Meth - Only 1 Ferment
Made as Req’d Must stored 0c, warm, add yeast, part way trap Co2, when abv% reached, chill, filter + bottle
MUST spend min 1 month in Autoclave (trap bubbles)
Law - 7~9.5% abv 5~6 Bar
Made Extra Dry ~ Dolce
