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Aglianico del Vulture Il Sigillo 2017, Cantine del Notaio (Basilicata, Italy)
Grappa di Moscato Invecchiata Caterina
Distilleria Vieux Moulin (Piedmont, Italy)
Pomace of Muscat Blanc
Price: € 35.00 - 70cl Score:

Brilliant amber, limpid and crystalline.
Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant with aromas of grape, dried apricot, pear, lychee, hazelnut, cherry, sage, honey, date, lavender, dried rose, candied fruits, citrus fruit peel, tobacco and vanilla with almost imperceptible alcohol pungency.
Intense flavors with perceptible alcohol pungency which tends to dissolve rapidly, pleasing roundness, balanced sweetness.
Very persistent finish with long flavors of grape, dried apricot and hazelnut.
Distilled in steam operated alembic still. 10 years in cherry wood barrique.





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December 2025

The best 15 wines reviewed in our Guide and voted by DiWineTaste readers

Rank Wine, Producer Votes
1 Collio Friulano 2023, Schiopetto 16420
2 Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Bianco Zuc di Volpe 2022, Volpe Pasini 16138
3 275 2023, Ferraia 15806
4 Per Te 2022, Fondo Antico 15271
5 Cannonau di Sardegna Erema 2023, Siddura 14915
6 Gutturnio Classico Superiore Le Staffe 2023, Ferraia 14588
7 Teobaldo Metodo Classico Brut 2022, Ferraia 13287
8 Colli Piacentini Malvasia Acino d'Oro 2021, Ferraia 12600
9 Vermentino di Gallura Spera 2024, Siddura 12513
10 Bello Mio 2024, Fondo Antico 12439
11 Colli Piacentini Chardonnay 2023, Ferraia 11869
12 Rosato 2024, Laura Aschero 11762
13 Abrakadabra Rosé 2023, Ferraia 11499
14 Luna Extra Dry 2023, Ferraia 10495
15 Brigà 2020, Ferraia 9789




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