The Passito DOC IGT Terre di Chieti comes from precious white Moscato grapes, partially dried for about 3 months at controlled temperature and humidity. The wine ages in French oak barriques for about 24 months and then follows a period of aging in steel. It is a soft passito, rich in nuances, to always be kept in the cellar.
Obtained thanks to the drying process of Sagrantino grapes.
Very ample wine, with great structure with a long aromatic persistence and a typical tannic finish supported by a pleasant sweetness.
Wine with great evolutionary capacities in the bottle. In fact, it can be refined in the bottle for many years, significantly improving.
Intense ruby red and full to the eye. The nose firstly gives deep notes of dark fruit, such as blackberries, sour cherries and black cherries, overripe and jam, then followed by references to eucalyptus, tamarind, cinnamon, myrtle and cocoa. The palate is all played between sweetness and tannins, to prove balanced, full-bodied and with a long persistence. Perfect with chocolate and excellent with fruit tarts, it is also ideal sipped alone as a meditation wine.
A dessert wine from the Pescaresi Hills, Abruzzo, Italy. Made from Moscato Bianco grapes.
This sweet wine has a unique style. The red color is impenetrable, the scent evokes blackberries, dried fruit and cinnamon, the taste is of a singular balance. In fact, the dense texture of tannins imprisons acidity and sweetness and everything is confused, creating a gustatory sensation of harmonious fullness. It is thanks to the drying of Sagrantino grapes on racks that such a concentration is obtained. Originally Sagrantino grapes were used only for the making of this sweet wine, drunk on the occasion of religious ceremonies in the villages of the area.
Unmistakable harmony between structure, sweetness and freshness.
After drying, the grapes are pressed and the must obtained, after a first racking, is left to ferment with the use of special selected yeasts . The must ferments at a low temperature, about 15 °, until it has developed about 12 degrees of alcohol. Subsequently, the cleaned and filtered wine is placed in barriques for refinement, during which there is a slight fermentation recovery. Refinement lasts approximately 18 months . After this period the wine was filtered and bottled to be further refined in the bottle for about 6 months .
amber yellow wine, delicate bouquet, full and harmonious taste with hints of honey and tropical fruit.
With an intense ruby red color, it is a velvety wine, which contains hints of cherry, raspberry and dried fig. On the palate it reveals slight notes of violet that pamper and caress the end of the meal. Maximum Expression: 8-10 years. Vinification: On the skins for 18 days, followed by static decanting in large barrels. The wine is aged for 9 months in barriques and then rests for 6 months in the bottle.
Excellent with desserts at the end of a meal, it finds its most original combination with great aged or blue cheeses. Full and enveloping body, with an intense sugary sensation but well balanced by the natural final acidity, rich in fruity aftertaste nuances. The grapes are harvested overripe, put in large perforated crates (binz) and stored in a cold room for 45 days until the natural drying process is completed. When harvested, the best bunches are sorted and brought to the cellar, pressed and softly pressed.
Pinotto is the sweet red of the Carboni winery: an IGT Isola dei Nuraghi Rosso Passito , obtained from an atypical vine for Sardinia, typical of central Italy with an aromatic character , which some winegrowers have started a few years to plant in certain areas of the Mandrolisai. It is a wine produced in very small quantities , only in the years deemed most suitable.
From one of the oldest vines in the world, Moscato Bianco, our Passito di Noto is born. Passito is an ancient wine that becomes current with a modern drying system. Explosive aromas of exotic fruit, jasmine, candied citrus, it is both complex and easy to love. The ideal companion of the great Sicilian tradition of sweets and ice cream.
Obtained from the Montepulciano grape, left to dry for months after the harvest, then vinified with a natural process. A sweet wine to never forget.
Passito bianco di Tollo is produced with Moscatello grapes (Moscato Bianco) from 15-20 year old vines grown on the Pescara hills. The nose has aromas of flowers, jam, ripe fruit with white pulp. In the mouth it is intense, rich in aromas and hints of ripe fruit and raisins. An excellent end of a meal.
In Pantelleria, a volcanic island located between Sicily and Africa, Stefano and Simona boasts 2 hectares of vineyards and produce only 2000 bottles a year. The vine is the zibibbo, prince among the aromatic varieties, the vines are grown on a very low bush, modeled by the wind, on small terraces bordered by dry lava stone walls.
