COLOUR
White
TYPE
Sparkling
VINTAGE
NV
GRAPE
Moscato Bianco
PRODUCER
Azienda Agricola Ezio Cerruti
REGION
Piemonte
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Light
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Azienda Agricola Ezio Cerruti is a tiny, organic estate located in Castiglione Tinella, in the heart of Piedmont's Moscato d'Asti zone. Operating as an 'organic island' amidst conventionally farmed vineyards, Ezio Cerruti is a dedicated soloist working almost exclusively with Moscato Bianco. He rejects the industrial DOCG regulations to craft artisanal, dry, and sparkling expressions of the grape. To protect his vines from chemical drift from neighbors, he famously cuts and drops the fruit from his border rows, ensuring absolute purity.
ALCOHOL
12.0%
AVG. PRICE
€20
STYLE
Natural
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now
Ideal temperature
6-8°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The name RiFol is a Piedmontese pun meaning 're-fermented madness,' spinning off his still dry Moscato named Fol ('crazy').
Fact 02
To prevent chemical drift from neighbors, Ezio sacrifices his outer rows, cutting and dropping all border grapes to the ground.
Fact 03
Ezio is a passionate audiophile who built a custom acoustic room in his home to enjoy high-fidelity music when not in the vineyards.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
RiFol is produced using the ancestral method (Pet-Nat). The Moscato Bianco grapes undergo a brief two-day skin maceration before spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in concrete tanks. The dry base wine ages on its fine lees for seven months. In the spring, unfermented, frozen grape must from the same harvest is added to trigger a secondary fermentation in the bottle. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without disgorgement, leaving the lees in the bottle (Col Fondo) with no added sulfur.
