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Moscato d'Asti Sourgal, Elio Perrone 2021

White Wine from Italy - NW Italy (Piedmont)

4 Reviews

A perennial winner in our Wine Champions blind tastings (as was the case again in 2022), this delicate, low-alcohol Italian delight is the perfect summer aperitif, with notes of sweet grape and white peach. Fresh, clean and aromatic.

£8.50 Bottle

£51.00 Case of 6

In Stock

Code: IT33641

Wine characteristics

White Wine
6 - Dessert sweetness
Muscat
75cl
Drinking now
5% Alcohol
no oak influence
Cork, natural

Elio Perrone

The Perrone family has been producing moscato here, on the hills to the south of Asti in north-western Italy, since the end of the 19th century. The current – fifth – generation is Stefano Perrone, who used to be a racing driver, but took over this interesting family estate in 1989. Ever since, he has been instrumental in creating the estate’s reputation for unfaltering quality and distinctive personal style.

The family has 13 hectares of vineyards, situated at 350 metres above sea level, which benefit from plenty of sunshine. There are small amounts of chardonnay and some terrific old-vine barbera, but the star remains the moscato grape used to make their light, sparkling wines, which now include single-vineyard varieties.

The one we stock is from a single vineyard called Sourgal and is the finest moscato we know.

Daily Mail

This sweet bubbly is charming served cold with a lemon and almond cake. With just 5% alcohol, it's light on its feet and the fizz lifts the palate splendidly. Every bubble is a bursting mini peach in a...

This sweet bubbly is charming served cold with a lemon and almond cake. With just 5% alcohol, it's light on its feet and the fizz lifts the palate splendidly. Every bubble is a bursting mini peach in a bright syrup squeezed from the ripest grapes.

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Olly Smith

Saturday 1st Oct 2022

JancisRobinson.com

Fine, grapey nose with touches of honeyed peach. Subtle but persistent sparkle lining the sweet peach palate with hints of mandarin on the finish. Sweet yet refreshing. Long and perfumed and delightfully...

Fine, grapey nose with touches of honeyed peach. Subtle but persistent sparkle lining the sweet peach palate with hints of mandarin on the finish. Sweet yet refreshing. Long and perfumed and delightfully light on its feet. 16/20

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Walter Speller

Wednesday 24th Aug 2022

The Times

Like all good sweet sparklers, this musky moscato is a great palate cleanser between courses and, cut with lime juice and fizzy water, makes a refreshing spritzer.

Jane MacQuitty

Friday 12th Aug 2022