Moscato Rosa

In the glass

Aroma: rose petal, wild strawberry, raspberry, spice

Palate: candied red fruit, rose syrup, balanced acidity, elegant sweet finish

Franz Haas's signature Moscato Rosa - a rare native red dessert grape produced as a sweet wine. Distinct rose-and-red-berry register with elegant acidity that prevents cloying; the cellar's most distinctive bottling alongside the Schweizer Pinot Nero.

What it pairs with

• Apple strudel with vanilla ice cream
  The classical Tyrolean Moscato Rosa pairing; rose and red berry register flatters the strudel's spiced apple.
• Berry tart with mascarpone
  Wild strawberry and raspberry register echoes the tart; sweet acidity meets mascarpone's richness.
• Dark chocolate truffles
  Sweet red wine and dark chocolate is a textbook pairing; rose petal aromatics add complexity.

History

Franz Haas has bottled Moscato Rosa as the cellar's signature dessert wine since the mid-1980s. The grape itself is a rare native variety (the red-pink-skinned Moscato Rosa is unrelated to white Moscato) that ripens late and is typically vinified sweet.

1. 1985 — Franz Haas commits to Moscato Rosa as the cellar's signature dessert wine

Facts

Producer

Franz Haas

Grapes

Moscato Rosa (100%)

Classification

DOC Alto Adige Moscato Rosa

Oak

Stainless steel fermentation; no oak influence

ABV

12.0%

Price

EUR 30 to 50 (half bottle 375 ml)

Drinking window

3 to 15 from vintage

First vintage

1985

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