Straw-yellow color. The bouquet is delicate and intense with aromas of apple, peach and sage spice. The palate is sweet and smooth with lingering aromatic persistence. A refreshing and pleasant wine, perfect for brunch, picnics or poolside.
Dessert, ideal with hazelnut cake. Original with "strong" cheese such as Robiola of Roccaverano and Gorgonzola.
"If I had not seen the crystal clear shimmering wine in the glass, I would have thought this was a Bellini on the nose. The vibrant and intense peach aroma dominates the wine. There are subtle hints of mint and lemon, but this wine is a peach orchard in a bottle. Luckily, the bright acidity keeps the wine intact and allows it to end vibrantly and with a freshness that a Bellini lacks. Kysela Père et Fils. - Jeff PORTER"
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2022), 91 pts - BEST OF YEAR
Azienda Agricola Rinaldi Vini is located on the hills of Alto Monferrato, close to Acqui Terme, in the heart of one of the most precious areas of southern Piedmont. This ...
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"Beautiful bright yellow color with green reflections and a nice creamy and gourmet rim. Intense nose that develops beautiful exotic scents, muscat, fresh grapes, pear and pineapple. The palate is delicate, with the right effervescence, saline and digestible and above all of a remarkable drinkability. Gourmet and salivating finish of quince jelly. Serve very fresh all day."
"Rinaldi Moscato d’Asti – Sweet, Smooth and Sensational
"Bright pale light silvery emerald color. Lively, fruity aromas and flavors of peach soda, apple sauce, and pear skin with an even, crisp, spritzy, moderately sweet light-to-medium body and a smooth, interesting, medium-length orange sherbet, honeyed apricots, and chalk finish with fine, dusty, fruit tannins and no oak. A light and lively Moscato d'Asti."
"Each year, one of the finest Moscatos comes from Rinaldi, and the fabulous label and hilarious reference to "bug juice" only adds to the fun. This light-bodied, low alcohol (4-5%) Moscato is bursting with notes of honeysuckle, lychee nuts, peaches, mangoes and spring flowers. The intoxicatingly intense aromatics are followed by a wine with some residual sugar, although that component is well-balanced by the wine's acidity and freshness. These Moscatos are best drunk in their first 6-9 months of life, so drink this Bug Juice up immediately. "
"Made from 100% Moscato d'Asti, and incredibly packaged with a fabulous label, the 2011 Rinaldi Moscato d'Asti "Bug Juice" is pure spring flowers, fresh pineapple, honeysuckle, peach and apricot, which all soar from the glass. With about 5% alcohol, it is a gloriously fresh Moscato fruit-bomb. Drink it over the next year. The good news is that there are about 5,000 cases of it imported to the United States, and importer Fran Kysela says that his favorite accompaniment to this wine is a big wedge of Gorgonzola cheese."
