Azienda Agricola 499 Coste dei Fre 2021 75cl

501 is the brainchild of Mario Andrion (winemaker at Castello di Verduno, Verduno) & Gabriele Saffirio (winemaker at Brovia, La Morra) - so the quality here is more than good. This personal project has a pioneering mission; bottling singoli vigneti wines from the indigenous grapes Freisa (closely related to Nebbiolo) and Moscato Bianco. For this, the gentlemen have found the perfect place in Camo (at, yes, 499m altitude!). The village of Camo, 20km east of Alba, is located on one of the highest hills in the Langhe with a relatively cool climate, lots of aeration, and gigantic limestone and chalky soils (an absolute rarity in Piemonte!). Freisa and Moscato Bianco with perfect phenolic and aromatic ripeness with a natural acidity to die for, are a normality here. Have you ever tasted an uber-aromatic (elderflower!), fruity, yet salty, stony and almost dry Moscato d'Asti, with a -tig second long finish? Well, neither had I until the 499 Moscato d'Asti…