Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (75cl, 7.5%)

Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante is a sweet Italian sparkling wine made from 100% Moscato Bianco grapes, bottled at 7.5% ABV in the Asti DOCG zone of Piedmont. Martini & Rossi traces its roots to 1863 in Turin and is now under Bacardi ownership. The wine is produced using the Asti Method, a variation of the Charmat process with a single fermentation in pressurized stainless steel tanks, halted early to preserve natural residual sugar and aromatic compounds. The nose opens with fresh grape juice and perfumed tropical flowers, followed by jarred peaches, vine peach and apricot candy, with a thread of sweet wild sage and delicate spice. On the palate, fine persistent bubbles carry bright peach and pear, broadening into ripe melon, pineapple and apple. The finish is moderate, with a clean, fruity fade of apricot and grapefruit zest.