The prestigious VITAE guide of Italian sommeliers (AIS) awarded the Moscato di Scanzo DOCG 'SERAFINO' 2016 with the highest award: the 4 VITES! It is the only Moscato di Scanzo DOCG wine to have obtained the prestigious recognition in the VITAE guide of the Italian Sommelier Association: the four vines. The attribution of the four VINES is given to those wines that obtain a score higher than 91/100, that is EXCELLENT according to the 'stylistic and organoleptic' profile, this depends on the organoleptic characteristics of the wine detected during the tasting phases and takes into account the consistency production of the specific company, especially if oriented to the enhancement of the grape variety, the type of wine and the specific production area. In all, there are 2,314 wineries in the guide, with 887 wines awarded with the "Four Vines", the highest Ais award. The hundreds of sommeliers of the VITAE 2021 guide tasted and reviewed the more than 2000 wines presented in the competition; an arduous challenge for the Moscato di Scanzo "Serafino" 2016, which was among the best. "Il Cipresso" had already won the highest award in the VINIPLUS, regional guide of the Lombardy sommeliers AIS: the golden rose! "We are proud because the 2016 vintage was not easy and we produced ONLY 1096 500ml bottles of Serafino 2016 Moscato di Scanzo DOCG; victory that repeats the success obtained with the bronze medal in one of the most important wine competitions in the world: DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS ”- said Angelica Cuni, owner with her husband Alfonso of Il Cipresso -.
