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Moscato di Scanzo Passito, Biava - 2011

Name: Moscato di Scanzo Passito, Biava
Brand: Biava
SKU: 33697
Price: 99.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 33697 500mL

The Biava estate started in the 1980s and is a mere 1.5 hectares in size located in province of Bergamo. Their specialty is passito and to us, the standout is their red Moscato from the smallest DOCG in all of Italy. This is a dessert wine that is red, with aromas of flowers, black pepper, sage, blood oranges, red berries and a good dose of fresh tannins. Hand-harvested, then the grapes are dried for 45 days before pressing and allowing fermentation to start with native yeasts. Drink in large glasses with chocolate fondant or your favorite cigar. Biava is located in Scanso which is near the capital city of Milan. This wine used to be used at Sunday mass during the Middle Ages. Surely if this were the practice today, churches would be filled to the gills. Truly decadent. Drink slightly chilled. Will age for decades.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2011

Country

Italy

Region

Lombardy

Producer

Biava

Grape Variety

Moscato Nero

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Staff Pick Notes

The greatness of Italian wine lies in its endless native varietals--most grown nowhere else in the world. The singular red clone of Moscato comes from Biava in the town of Scanzo in Lombardia. The entire vineyard area of this grower is a miniscule 1.5 hectares. So how does it taste? Purple and red flowers, black spices, dried figs, raisins, and other dark fruits abound, complemented by notes of garrigue (savory herbs and scrub notes). This could serve as an outstanding accompaniment to your holiday cheese plate or for the truly adventurous, try pairing it with game birds or meat. This would be incredible with squab with a foie gras and prune stuffing or else a venison steak au poivre.

- CP

Glossary

Lombardy

Home to lighter-bodied renditions of Nebbiolo from the villages of Grumello and Sassella, Lombardy produces the unique interpretations of Nebbiolo called Sfursat (or Sforzato). With these wines, the mountain-grown Nebbiolo grapes are dried for several months in the Amarone style, yielding reds of extraordinary depth and very pronounced aromas of red flowers and crystallized red fruit. While aged Sfursat/Sforzato is highly enjoyable and quite sought-after, we find its youthful exuberance...