Moscato d'Asti Il Circo "Il Giocoliere"

adcgulps

Tasting Tags: acl bubbles dessert refreshing

Moscato d'Asti Il Circo "Il Giocoliere"

gooddoug

Nose: Almost too light on the nose. Strong fruit tones including orange, grape juice and a hint of clove. Very pleasant smell, and a good indicator of the taste to come. Tasting: I'm not sure what I expected with this wine, but I was very surprised. It is a very sweet wine, almost like soda pop, but somehow it didn't come off as cloying or sickeningly sweet. There are notes of orange and other citrus. There's some pine or rosemary hints as well as a lovely grape-y overtone. The super low alcohol (~7%) allowed the sweetness to shine nicely. Overall: For us, this was a fantastic dessert wine: sweet, bubbly, tasty and fun. If you are looking for a sweet and fun dessert wine, pick this up, for the 7.99 we paid, this was a fantastic wine. If you are not a fine of the super sweet, or are looking for a dry sparkling wine, obviously avoid this. We're going to pick up a few more bottles for our next party to serve as a dessert wine. If the nose were more prominent, I'd score this much higher.

Tasting Tags: bubbly citrus clove fruity orange rosemary sweet