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Scanzo (Moscato di Scanzo) DOCG
Italy's smallest DOCG at about 30 hectares, making a dark, sweet passito from a red Muscat that grows nowhere else. Grapes dry for three weeks or more, then the wine ages at least two years before release. Expect a garnet, moderately sweet wine with rose petal, sour cherry, sage, black tea and a distinctive bitter herbal finish that keeps it from being cloying. Sold in 500 ml bottles, meant for chocolate, blue cheese or on its own after dinner.
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| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biava | Moscato di Scanzo Passito (500 ml) Manuele Biava is the DOCG's flag carrier; rose, sour cherry, sage and a bitter black-tea finish. | $45 to $60 | Wine-Searcher |
| De Toma | Moscato di Scanzo (500 ml) Old-guard family producer; slightly richer, dried fig and cherry, a very rare US listing. | $40 to $55 | Wine-Searcher |
| La Brugherata | Moscato di Scanzo Doge (500 ml) Larger estate for the DOCG; floral and spicy with rose and clove, ask an Italian specialist retailer. | $40 to $55 | Wine-Searcher |