NV Pasquale Pelissero Moscato Muffato 'Stramej'

100% late harvest Moscato affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Aged in neutral oak. 80g/L residual sugar with an amazing 400g/L of natural grape sugar at harvest! 14.5% alcohol. Pours a deep golden yellow color and gives off an intense nose of dried apricots, ripe peaches, green apples, herbs and a hint of that lychee/cheesy noble rot goodness. Definitely fully sweet but with a nice tangy bite. Like Italy’s answer to Sauternes! Pasquale Pelissero is a tiny, family-owned winery started in a garage by “Papa” Pasquale, one of the first producers in Neive to bottle and sell his own wines. The cellar sits close to the top of the Bricco San Giuliano hill, completely surrounded by Pelissero vineyards. Since the death of Pasquale in 2007, his daughter Ornella has carried on the family tradition, doing everything on her own in the vineyards and cellar.