Piemonte Moscato Passito Sileo 2001

Franco Mondo (Italy)

Moscato Bianco
Sweet Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

This wine shows a brilliant amber yellow color and nuances of amber yellow, transparent. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas which start with hints of raisin and fig jam followed by aromas of candied fruit, apricot jam, quince jam, peach jam, date, almond, lavender, citrus fruits peel, honey, Orange marmalade and vanilla. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a sweet and smooth attack, however well balanced, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of raisin, peach jam, honey and fig jam. A well made wine. Sileo ferments in barrique.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Confectionery, Fruit tarts, Hard and piquant cheese
Suggested glass	14 °C (57 °F)
(Sweet Wines)
Issue 29, April 2005