Details

Bruno and Marcello Ceretto founded I Vignaioli di Santo Stefano in the birthplace of their father, Riccardo, along with Giancarlo Scavino and five other friends from the local wine industry in 1976. Their objective was to elevate the image of Moscato d'Asti, which had become too commercial, and to focus on quality over quantity. In 1995, with the passing of Giancarlo at a young age, his two sons Gianpiero and Andrea, took over & currently run the estate. Today, of the original seven founding families or 'Vignaioli' from Santo Stefano, only the Ceretto & Scavino families continue the superior winemaking tradition their fathers had originally championed. Together they farm just over 30 hectares of Moscato and lease the San Maurizio Estate, a prestigious hillside area of approximately 15 hectares in the municipality of S. Stefano Belbo. I Vignaioli di Santo Stefano produce their flagship Moscato d’Asti from 32 hectares of estate-grown and estate-controlled vineyards grown at an altitude of 230-300 meters in elevation. Grapes are harvested manually in small boxes and free-run and first-pressed juice is settled in stainless steel tanks where it is subjected to a continuous soft flushing of nitrogen to promote the liquid-to-solid separation process. The resulting juice is left to cold soak for a period of 2-3 hours at which time the free-run juice is racked, further chilled to 0°C and stored in stainless steel tanks until the end harvest. Individual lots are then blended together and fermentation takes place between 16-18°C over 5-8 days. During the first phase of fermentation the top of the tanks are left open and during the second phase they are kept closed to trap in natural C02, providing the wine with its characteristic spritz and stopping alcoholic fermentation ca. 5.5% ABV. Ceretto I Vignaioli di Santo Stefano Moscato d'Asti is a sparkling and slightly sweet wine with layers of complexity, great balance and subtle acidity. Packaged in an award-winning bottle, this wine is clear and refreshing with a well-integrated acidity. This is the par excellence dessert wine. The 2017 vintage received 92 points from Vinous. One 750mL bottle of I Vignaioli di Santo Stefano Moscato d' Asti White Wine, 5.5% ABV

• Ceretto I Vignaioli di Santo Stefano Moscato d'Asti is a sparkling and slightly sweet wine with layers of complexity, great balance and subtle acidity. Packaged in an award-winning bottle, this wine is clear and refreshing with a well-integrated acidity. This is the par excellence dessert wine.

• Focused on sustainability, in 2015 all Ceretto wines obtained the organic certification in the EU and the family farms many of its vineyards biodynamically as well.

• The 2017 vintage received 92 Points from Vinous

• Ceretto i Vignaioli di Santo Stefano is the par excellence dessert wine.

• The Ceretto & Scavino families farm just over 30 hectares of Moscato and lease the San Maurizio Estate, a prestigious hillside area of approximately 15 hectares in the municipality of S. Stefano Belbo, in Piedmont

• Grapes are harvested manually in small boxes and free-run and first-pressed juice is settled in stainless steel tanks where it is subjected to a continuous soft flushing of nitrogen to promote the liquid-to-solid separation process. The resulting juice is left to cold soak for a period of 2-3 hours at which time the free-run juice is racked, further chilled to 0°C and stored in stainless steel tanks until the end harvest. Individual lots are then blended together and fermentation takes place between 16-18°C over 5-8 days. During the first phase of fermentation the top of the tanks are left open and during the second phase they are kept closed to trap in natural C02, providing the wine with its characteristic spritz and stopping alcoholic fermentation ca. 5.5% ABV.

• One 750mL bottle of I Vignaioli di Santo Stefano Moscato d' Asti White Wine, 5.5% ABV

Warnings

Contains sulfites.

GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.