* Characteristics: a fragrant bouquet with marked notes of fresh fruit (peach and apricot), typical are the hints of clary and meringue. On entering the mouth it is smooth and delicate, the finish is characterised by fresh and lively notes that make it inviting and never nauseating.
* Life cycle: to appreciate its aromas to the utmost, it is best to drink it within two years of the harvest.
* Serving temperature: 8-9° C.
* Accompaniments: fresh fruit (ideal with strawberries and peaches), dry fresh pastries.
* Vine: Muscat 100%
* Area of provenance: hills around Canelli
* Vine training method: Guyot
* Rootstocks per hectare: 4500
* Yield per hectare: 58 hl
* Harvest period: 8-15 September
* Fermentation: at 17-18° C, in order to achieve an alcohol content of 5.5°, after which the temperature is sharply reduced to 0° C. so as to halt the fermentation process. Before bottling, the wine undergoes a sterile filtration.
* 2008 - After a classic winter, particularly cold and with three snowfalls, the vegetative awakening took place in the second half of March, in line with the traditional timetable, followed by excellent spring weather. Starting from early June the weather worsened considerably, with rain almost daily and temperatures of 2-3° below the seasonal average: these conditions continued till the first ten days of July, which had a negative influence on the flowering of the vines and thus led to marked phenomena of floral abortion and a vegetative delay. The aforementioned weather conditions were such as to lead to attacks of downy mildew, and only those winegrowers who traditionally work in a professional way were able to avoid seeing their crops damaged: our preventive cures helped to avoid any and all harm. In that moment, the aforementioned weather conditions made us slightly pessimistic as regards the possible quantitative and qualitative results of the harvest. Fortunately, in mid-July the weather conditions changed radically upon the arrival of sunshine and a rise in the temperatures to traditional seasonal levels: clear skies and day/night temperatures of 15-18°. In Piedmont these weather conditions continued uninterruptedly up till October, interspersed only by a couple of summer storms, enabling a recovery of the vegetative growth and the continuation of the ripening of the grapes in a gradual and perfect manner, helped on by the decidedly low quantity of grapes on the vines. Harvesting began in line with the once classic years, and that is on 7 th September for the Moscato. We harvested vineyard by vineyard, when the grapes were justly ripe: this was possible thanks to the continuing good weather and to the state of the grapes, whose skins were thick and unbroken. The yield was on average 15-20% below the norm, but with a quality that satisfied us completely for all the varieties. At the moment the qualities of the white wines Gavi Arneis ad Moscato are well defined, with extremely intense, delicate aromas and elegant flavours that possess an excellent tart freshness.

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