Passopisciaro
Passopisciaro - Passobianco
CLASSIFICATION:
Terre Siciliane IGP.
GRAPE VARIETIES:
100% Chardonnay.
GROWING LOCATION:
Etna Volcano, Contrada Guardiola, Sicily, 2800-3300 ft a.s.l.
VINEYARD:
14 years old vineyards, surface 10 acres on terraces, density 4900 vines/acre, yeld 348 gal/acre.
CULTIVATION - HARVEST:
Rows with Guyot system, no fertilization, spraying with clay, copper, propolis, grapefruit seed extract, sulphur, manual harvest with grape selection, harvest period 26 Aug - 7 Sept.
MATURATION AND REFINEMENT:
Fermentation in stainless steel vats for 20 days at controlled temperature of 73.4°F . Refinement 12 months in cement vats and large oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES:
“Bright straw-yellow. Rich buttery banana and pineapple but also lemon drop and grapefruit on the refined nose. Then similar flavors to the aromas with a vibrant saline backbone and very good lemony bite. A lovely wine with just a trace of alcoholic heat on the finish.”(Ian d’Agata - Passobianco 2015 - 90pts)
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5% vol.
RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS: Seafood and shelfishes, scallops au gratin.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 50°-54°F.
BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLE: 0.75 l.
PRODUCTION: 26.000 bottles (vintage 2015). RATINGS: Vinous (A. Galloni) vintage 2015 90 pts.
Passopisciaro - Passorosso Etna DOC
CLASSIFICATION:
Etna Rosso DOC
GRAPE VARIETIES:
100% Nerello Mascalese.
GROWING LOCATION:
Etna Volcano, Sicily, 1800-3600 ft a.s.l.
VINEYARD:
70-100 years old vineyards, density 3200 vines/acre, yeld 420 gal/acre.
CULTIVATION - HARVEST:
Bush-trained, spraying with clay, copper, propolis, grapefruit seed extract, sulphur, manual harvest with grape selection, harvest period 12-27 October.
MATURATION AND REFINEMENT:
Fermentation in stainless steel vats for 15 days. Malolactic fermentation and aging 18 months in large oak barrels. Bottling in April during waning moon.
TASTING NOTES:
“Bright red. Perfumed aromas of rose and violet are complicated by cinnamon. Fresh, juicy and precise, with a hint of chlorophyll and menthol. Vibrant and very long with a persistent herbal note on the very floral, perfumed finish. 100% Nerello Mascalese grown in different contrade (about 60% from Guardiola, the rest is from Chiappemacine, Malpasso, and Favazza located within Calderara and Feudo di Mezzo).”(Ian d’Agata - Passobianco 2015 - 92pts)
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14% vol.
RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS: Pasta and rice with meat
sauce, red meat stew, grilled and roasted red meat.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 65°-68°F.
BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLE: 0.75 l.
PRODUCTION: 42.000 bottles (vintage 2015). RATINGS: Vinous (A. Galloni) vintage 2015 92 pts.
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Passobianco
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