La Spinetta Bricco Quaglia Moscato d'Asti 2018
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2018
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750ML
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From a 20 hectare plot of 35+ year old vines grown in calcareous and sandy soils comes this fresh and lively Moscato d’Asti. Grown at approximately 300 meters in altitude, the diurnal swing here allows for a depth of fruit balanced by clean and refreshing acidity. First released in 1977, La Spinetta’s ‘Bricco Quaglia’ Moscato d’Asti was the first ever single vineyard bottling of Moscato in Italy and the focus on expressing the unique terroir of this plot has remained ever since. This vineyard is sustainably farmed without the use of herbicides or pesticides.
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The Rivetti family story begins in the 1890s, when Giovanni Rivetti, left Piedmont for Argentina. Like many Italians then, he dreamed of returning rich man, perhaps even one day able to make great wine in his homeland. He never did, though his son, Giuseppe “Pin” did. Pin married Lidia, bought vineyards and began to make wine. In 1977 the family took up residence at La Spinetta (top of the hill) in Castagnole Lanze. It was the heart of the Moscato d’Asti country, a rather light and simple dessert wine. But the Rivettis believed that Moscato had the potential for greatness and set out to prove it by making Moscato Bricco Quaglia and Biancospino.
Eventually though the family’s vision was even grander. In 1985 La Spinetta made its first red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian. After this many great reds followed: In 1989 the Rivettis dedicated their red blend Pin to their father. From 1995 to 1998 they started to make their first Barbaresco Gallina, Barbarescos Starderi, Barbera d'Alba Gallina, Barbaresco Valeirano, and the Barbera d'Asti Superiore. In 2000 the family began making a Barolo and built a state of the art cellar, Barolo Campè.
In 2001 LA SPINETTA expanded over the borders of Piedmont and acquired 65 hectares of vineyards in Tuscany, between Pisa and Volterra to make three different 100% Sangiovese wines, as Sangiovese to us, is the true ambassador of the Tuscan terrain.
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