Ca' d'Gal Moscato d'Asti Lumine 2022

This intensely perfumed, super-fine Moscato is drawn from an amphitheatre of sandy, chalky slopes that circle Sandro Boido’s winery. Boido’s hand-tended, organically managed vines here average around 30 years of age. This area has long been recognised as one of Moscato d'Asti’s most prized terroirs. The steep, chalky vineyards that dominate the Santo Stefano Belbo commune are prized for tempering Moscato’s varietal heady fruits with freshness, mineral energy and perfume.

Lumine may be Ca’ d'Gal’s entry Moscato, but it is always a striking, pulpy and mouth-watering wine of wonderful freshness, heady perfume and surprising complexity. The 2022 is no exception, with a lifted, heady perfume of yellow and white flowers, crystalline stone fruits, candied lemon rind, ripe apple and fresh herbal notes. Lumine means ‘to illuminate’, and this exceptional Moscato does just that across the palate with layers of perfumed, silky fruit, a juicy, sorbet-like, chalky freshness and a precise finish. It’s an exceptional Moscato that’s very fairly priced vis-à-vis the quality.