Tasting - Lodali Moscato

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Name: Lodali Moscato D'Asti
Varietal: Muscat Blanc
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Year: 2020
Price: $8.99

Tasting Notes from City Vino:
"Fresh, sweet and fragrant with floral notes. Apricot, orange, peach and honey aromas that flow onto the palate with light bubbles."
Source: https://www.city-vino.com/lodali-moscato-dasti-piedmont-italy.html#:~:text=Fresh%2C%20sweet%20and%20fragrant%20with,the%20palate%20with%20light%20bubbles.

Wine Folly Notes - p. 138
  • Orange blossom, Meyer lemon, mandarin orange, ripe pear, honeysuckle
  • Aromatic white of all styles
  • Very high sweetness, high acidity
  • Low alcohol, very low body and tannins
My Review:

This was a very sweet and refreshing Moscato. The aroma of sweet citrus and crisp apple was a nice teaser to the taste. This wine fooled me into thinking I was drinking an orange crush soda. The slight bubbles complemented the sweet orange and slightly prickly lemon, overlaid on the usual white wine apple taste. Notes of peach pear rounded out this excellent experience.

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