Moscato Bianco
Team Moscato 2022/2024
Tenuta Foresto x Highbury Library

Grape Variety: Moscato Bianco (Muscat)

Producer: Tenuta Foresto (Francesco Pozzobon)

Region: Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

13% alcohol

Winemaking: In 2022, organic Muscat grapes were hand harvested and crushed before a 3 day maceration period. The fermentation with indigenous yeast continued in concrete tanks. Aged in an old barrel until Spring 2024 when small amount of the new harvest of Moscato was added to the wine and then bottled. This caused second fermentation inside the bottle. No filtration, fining or added sulphur.

This Wine: Since the beginning of Highbury Library, we have been huge fans of Favonio. Over the years, winemaker Francesco has become a good friend, so for our 10th birthday, he made a special wine just for us. Essentially a fizzy Favonio! Sparkling Orange wine with a textured body, this is beautifully balanced and and full of complexity. Orange, mango, apricot and pineapple fruit is complimented by herbal (eucalyptus) and subtle spice (turmeric) along with fresh mineral elements. A really unique expression of Moscato. Only 200 bottles produced, all with a special label incorporating the iconic Favonio image with the Highbury Library logo.

Notes on the Winemaker: Francesco Pozzobon hails from the Veneto region but now makes natural wine under the name Tenuta Foresto in Nizza Monferrato which is just south of Asti. he was inspired by the methods of Japanese farmer and philosopher Masunobu Fukuoka and aims to have as little impact on the natural ecosystem as possible. We visited in 2022 to try his wines in barrel which are getting better with every vintage. He previously lived in Highbury before heading back to Italy to start his winemaking project.