Sweet Aromatic Sparkling Wine Asti DOCG - Giulio Cocchi
Asti Cocchi is a sweet sparkling wine with the immediate aromatic fragrance of muscat grapes and the rich, intense and fruity aroma of wisteria, acacia and honey. It is characterized by a balanced sweetness and low alcohol content. Numerous precautions are taken to maintain and enhance the original fruity and delicate aroma of the grapes, pressing of whole bunches to obtain a very sweet must which will then slowly ferment in steel vats, until obtaining the very fine bubbles and foam that distinguish it .
Type: Sparkling Wine
Denomination: Moscato D'Asti DOCG
Origin: Piedmont - Italy
Grape varieties: Moscato D'Asti
Alcohol content: 7%
Format: 75cl
Allergens: Sulphites
Chalice: Renano
Serving temperature: 6 - 8°C
Tasting Notes: Wine with a cheerful foam and a beautiful straw yellow color. Fresh and elegant aroma, with an intense hint of white fruit.
Pairings: Excellent with desserts, it cannot be missing in the presence of almond and hazelnut desserts. It goes well with leavened desserts such as pandoro and panettone but also classic cakes such as the Margherita cake and donuts. The presence of carbon dioxide, low alcohol content and not excessive sugars match the soft nature of the desserts. Another combination to try is with fresh salami; also in this case the carbonation will help to degrease giving a clean mouth, the flavor of the salami and the sweetness of the wine provide a pleasant contrast.
The Cellar: Giulio Cocchi was a young and creative pastry chef from Florence who moved to Asti at the end of the nineteenth century. He created original recipes for Barolo Chinato, Aperitivo Americano and several types of Vermouth, achieving success and fame in a short time. Giulio Cocchi's idea, exceptional for the time, was to open authorized retailers where these products could be tasted. Cocchi was a very well-known brand during the Belle Epoque and on the eclectic scene of the futurist period. The Cocchi name and products soon became famous throughout the world as demonstrated by export documents: from New York to London, from Sydney to Africa and Venezuela. Cocchi paid a lot of attention to quality single-variety brut sparkling wines, produced with the Italian method since the 1980s such as CocchiBrut and, more recently, the commitment to the creation and valorisation of the DOCG Altalanga, of which Cocchi is still one of the most busy. From the founder Giulio Cocchi, the winery has also inherited an inexhaustible liveliness and qualitative research that has led it to be known and appreciated on five continents. All Cocchi products are wine-based and the recipes are those of the past, codified based on the intuitions of Giulio Cocchi himself. What defines the Cocchi style is therefore elegance and authenticity, the quality of the wine and the ingredients, the centenary technical experience, a passion and creativity that have never waned over the years. Since 2012 Giulio Cocchi has been registered in the National Register of Historic Companies of Italy for its first 130 years of uninterrupted activity.
