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Moscato Rosa 2016 37.50cl

DOC | Alto Adige | Trentino/Alto Adige | Italy
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2015 2016
Critics scores
91 Robert Parker
Smelling this wine is analogous to burying your face deep into a bouquet of garden fresh roses. The 2016 Alto Adige Moscato Rosa (375 milliliters) is among the most floral wines you will ever encounter. There are some distant berry notes, but the center stage is almost exclusively occupied by red rose, wild rose, rose hip and red rose potpourri. If you can think of any wine descriptor that involves roses, it will apply here. This is a precious and unique wine that may prove difficult to pair with food but that nonetheless delivers a very special experience. Some 16,000 bottles were made.
Producer
Franz Haas
Since its foundation in 1880, the Franz Haas winery has passed through seven generations with every firstborn named Franz Haas. Since the very beginning, the winery has always been focusing on expressing the quality of its grapes. During the 80’s most of the vines were replaced. Nowadays, Franz Haas works with grapes coming from 55-hectares of vineyards, mostly of his own, but also a part of them are rented or provided by other farmers. The vineyards are situated in the areas of Egna, Montagna and Aldino ranging in altitude from 240 and 1,150 meters above-sea-level. Each have their very own microclimatic and geological conditions, varying in soils from porphyry sand to clay to chalky. Due to the progressive climate change in 1999, Franz Haas rented several hectares on levels up to 850 meters above-sea-level in the area of Aldino and planted vines of Pinot Nero, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Müller-Thurgau at the highest altitudes. After more than fifteen years, this decision has proved to be quite cutting-edge. These new vineyards bring excellent results and supply grapes producing long-lasting, aromatic, fresh wines with a pronounced acidity.