Antonio Maccieri - Moscato Dolce

                     


Name: Antonio Maccieri
Varietal: Moscato (Muscat Blanc)
Region: Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardy
Country: Italy
Year: 2019
Price: $5.95

Vintage Cellar Review: Young white wine, slightly natural sparkling, fine and persistent bubbles from second natural fermentation. Pleasant, sweet with typical note of natural Moscato. Pair with fruit cake, apple pie, yellow fruits, danish biscuits, cream cakes and dessert.

Flavors/Aromas: (Pg. 138) This wine is quite versatile, with a bevy of pairing option, high aromatic tendencies, and hints of orange blossom, Meyer lemon, mandarin orange, ripe pear, and honeysuckle.

My Review: $5.95? That price can simply not be beat, and I was more than willing to risk a quality issue after briefly sipping on it during a wine tasting. The sweetness that was advertised was definitely omnipresent right from the first sniff, with a shade of Mandarin orange to boot. Upon consumption, I was able to get a tropical blend, but I was mostly just blindsided by the overwhelming sugars, to the point where I didn't really enjoy it. Even with some whipped cream to give the sweet flavors a semi-solid, sugary substance to work with, it was only marginally better. There seems to be a perception that sweeter wines are of less quality, and part of me thinks that here, but that might be the price, or the lack of food to pair it with, or maybe just my mood now. This wine will be reserved for parties from here on out.

Food Pairing: N/A

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