Gancia Asti (75cl, 7.5%)

Gancia Asti is a sparkling DOCG wine from Piedmont, Italy, made from 100% Moscato Bianco. It is produced by Fratelli Gancia & C. Spa, founded in 1850 in Canelli, using the Charmat method. The house is also noted for producing an Asti DOCG aged for at least 24 months using the Traditional Method. The wine earned 91 points from The Tasting Panel and a Gold medal at the Japan Wine Challenge. Aroma: white flowers, acacia and orange blossom, ripe white peach, honeyed apricot, sage and exotic fruit. Taste: soft and gently sweet entry with honeyed apple and ripe pear, broadening into candied citrus, mango and muscat grape, with fine persistent mousse and wild mint. Finish: moderate, clean and refreshing, with peach and honeysuckle and gentle acidity.