Duchessa Lia Moscato D'Asti 75cl
★★★★½ 4.6 (5 reviews)Pour this and you get peach, apricot and a little orange-blossom perfume, then a soft tickle of bubbles that keeps the sweetness honest. At 5.5% it's barely there on the alcohol, so it's the bottle you open when you want something sweet and celebratory without writing off the next morning. Birthday cake just landed, the girls are over, it's a slow Sunday and you fancy a treat. This is the pour. Chill it hard and you're sorted.
Pale gold in the glass with a gentle spritz, not a full Champagne fizz, just a soft frizzante prickle. The nose is all ripe yellow peach, apricot and a hit of white flowers (think acacia and orange blossom). It's properly sweet on the palate, juicy and grapey, like biting into sun-warm fruit, but there's a clean line of acidity and that low-key fizz underneath that stops it feeling sticky or heavy. Low alcohol, easy to love, gone too fast.
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Where it's from
This comes from Piedmont in Italy's northwest, from the steep sunny hills around Asti where the Moscato Bianco grape has been grown for centuries. Duchessa Lia is based in Santo Stefano Belbo, right in the heart of Moscato country. The magic of Moscato d'Asti is in the method: they ferment the grape juice just partway, then chill it to stop the yeast before all the sugar turns to alcohol. That's why you get the natural sweetness, the gentle bubbles and the famously low 5.5% all at once. No added fizz, no added sugar, it's all baked into how it's made.
Good to know
- What is the price of Duchessa Lia Moscato D'Asti 75cl?
Duchessa Lia Moscato D'Asti 75cl is KSh 2,369 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Duchessa Lia Moscato d'Asti 75cl taste like?
Sweet, juicy and grapey with peach, apricot and orange-blossom notes, plus a soft fizz and fresh acidity that keep it from feeling heavy.
- What is the ABV of Duchessa Lia Moscato d'Asti?
It's 5.5% ABV, one of the lowest-alcohol wines you'll find, which is part of what makes it so easy to enjoy.
- Is it sparkling?
It's frizzante, meaning lightly sparkling. You get a gentle, soft prickle of bubbles rather than the big mousse of a Champagne or Prosecco.
- How do I serve it?
Serve it well chilled at 8-10°C in a wine glass or flute. Drink it fresh and young, no ageing needed.
- What pairs with Duchessa Lia Moscato d'Asti?
It loves dessert. Cakes, fruit tarts, panna cotta and creamy puddings all sing with it, and it's a classic match for blue cheese too.
- Where is it from?
Piedmont in northwest Italy, from the Asti hills. It's a DOCG wine made from Moscato Bianco grapes by Duchessa Lia in Santo Stefano Belbo.
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Duchessa Lia Moscato D'Asti 75cl price in Kenya
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