Picture pudding in a glass, but pink and grown-up. This is a sweet little dessert rosé from Moldova, the kind of thing you pour in small glasses after dinner when everyone's slowing down. It's deeply sweet, all strawberry jam and candied fruit, yet it never goes cloying because there's a clean streak of acidity holding it together. Save it for the end of a long night, when the nyama choma's done and you want something that tastes like a treat.
Pour it and you get a pretty pink, almost amber glass that smells like a jam jar in the best way: quince, strawberry, a whiff of dark berry. The first sip is properly sweet, think strawberry jam and candied pear, soft and luscious across your tongue. Then the acidity steps in and tidies everything up so you're left fresh rather than sticky. Small sips, big flavour. It's rich and concentrated, which makes sense once you know how little juice these frozen grapes give up.
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Asconi is a family winery in Puhoi, about 35km south of Chișinău, in Moldova's Codru hills. Moldova's been making wine for thousands of years, but ice wine is the showy bit: they leave the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on the vine deep into winter until the cold freezes them solid, then press them while frozen. The ice gets left behind and what trickles out is a tiny amount of intensely sweet, concentrated juice. Hard work for a small bottle, which is exactly why it tastes like this.
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- What is the price of Asconi Ice Wine Rose 0.5cl?
Asconi Ice Wine Rose 0.5cl is KSh 2,699 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Asconi Ice Wine Rosé 500ml taste like?
Sweet and luscious, like strawberry and quince jam with candied pear, but balanced by fresh acidity so it stays bright instead of sticky. Rich, concentrated, dessert in a glass.
- What is the ABV of Asconi Ice Wine Rosé?
It's 9.5%, low for wine, because the grapes' intense sugar means less of it turns into alcohol.
- How do I serve Asconi Ice Wine Rosé?
Serve it well chilled at 4 to 6°C in small pours, neat in a little dessert or white wine glass. No ice, no mixers.
- What pairs with it?
Anything sweet or creamy: cheesecake, fruit tart, vanilla ice cream, soft cheeses, or a bit of dark chocolate.
- Where is it from?
From Asconi, a family winery in the Codru region of Moldova, made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
- What makes it an ice wine?
The grapes are left on the vine until winter freezes them, then pressed while frozen so only a small amount of super-concentrated, very sweet juice comes out. That's where the richness and sweetness come from.
Asconi Ice Wine Rose 0.5cl
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Asconi Ice Wine Rose 0.5cl price in Kenya
Buy Asconi Ice Wine Rose 0.5cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,699. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.