Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco is the name of an Italian vineyard near the town of Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Asti, Piedmont Province.
The vineyards are distributed to the municipalities Albugnano, Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Passerano Marmorito, Pino d' Asti, Berzano di San Pietro and Moncucco Torinese. A total of 128 winegrowers work on the 68.82 acres approved Rebland and produce 4080 hectoliters sweet dessert wines made from the Malvasia di Schierano (minimum 85 %) and Moscato. The vineyard has since February 28, 1995 the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata (short doc).
Offered is a cherry-red, slightly aromatic Still Wine that has a minimum alcohol content of 10.5 ° and has a residual sugar. After a year of maturation of the wines may bear the designation Superiore quality. The drinking temperature is about 12 ° C.
It is also offered a sweeter sparkling wine Spumante.