Tasting- Casteggio Moscato

Cantina Di Casteggio Moscato 

--100% White Moscato

--Casteggio

--Italy
--Year Unknown
--$9.00

Review: Bright, light golden color. Very aromatic nose of ripe

apricots, sage, honey and a slight minerality.
Medium bodied, sweet and fruity with flavors of
apricots and tangerine. Well balanced acidity and
medium finish with layers of sweet and citrus fruit.

My Review: So we really struggled to get this bottle opened and we could not figure out why. Until we finally got it and itw as carbonated, very carbonated. The color was really light, which surprised me for a Moscato. The smell was very citrusy, not a lot to the smell honestly but it had a floral componenet. And then at the end we noticed an orange zest but not a Orange Muscat smell at all. 

The taste was exactly what I was expecting from a Moscato but not heavey at all. It was light but perfect, sweet but not candy sweet. It had more of a floral sweet. Similar to Rose candies. You could taste the citrus. It had that syrupy feel that Moscatos have but it was not heavey at all which I liekd. It was overall very well balanced and not overpowering which made it appealing for a Moscato, which many times I see as only as desert wine. 

Notice the swelling in the cork 

We had to break the cork to open it 

Fantastic and may have actually turned my boyfriend into a wine drinker!