Passito Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC - Durin

Not all harvests allow the winemaker to challenge the ripening times of the grapes. It is a slow, precise, onerous job that does not allow errors of evaluation. The grapes must be healthy, intact, ripe, in a few words perfect. They are selected, harvested and delicately placed on the plateaus for the withering which is rigorously natural, with the only help of the sun and the wind. This process takes 5/6 weeks. The raisins are destemmed manually, the fermentation is slow and at low temperatures. The refinement takes place in small oak barrels. Characteristics It has a more or less deep ruby red color tending towards garnet. The aromas are clean, refined, delicate but intense and persistent, they start with hints of blackberry, morello cherry and strawberry jam followed by aromas of rose, geranium, raspberry, grape and vanilla. The olfactory perception is confirmed on the palate. It has a broad and harmonious taste. The flavor is sweet but fresh, full, soft, enveloping and with a very long persistence on the finish with hints of blueberry, raspberry and cherry. Grape variety and production area It is produced with Ormeasco vine grapes harvested in the vineyards of Armo and Ranzo. Type of training Spurred cordon, sapling in older vineyards. Yield of grapes per hectare Max 90 quintals Yield in wine Max 50% Alcohol content 15 %vol . min. Total acidity Min 5 g/l Dry extract Min 23 g/l Gastronomic combinations It is an excellent meditation wine that can pleasantly accompany small dry pastries also with dried fruit and almonds, fruit tarts, blue and spicy cheeses, even very mature ones, or it can be tasted simply by sipping it in solitude to better appreciate the delicate aromas. How to serve and store it Store in the cellar in a horizontal position, away from sources of light, at a constant temperature between 10 and 15°C and with humidity around 70-75%. It should be served in medium-sized tulip-shaped goblets with a slight flaring at a temperature of 12°/14°C. uncorking it a few minutes before.