Passito di Pantelleria DOC 2016 - Cantine Florio

Passito di Pantelleria sweet wine from zibibbo grapes

It is a Passito di Pantelleria that comes from bunches of ripe Zibibbo grapes and dried naturally under the hot Sicilian sun.

Thanks to truly optimal climatic conditions, this passito wine enjoys a perfect sugar and aromatic concentration as the base of a complex and full-bodied wine.

After drying the grapes, this wine undergoes slow fermentation and evolution for several months in oak barriques.

Thanks to its great aroma it is very suitable for aperitifs, or even for excellent fresh pastries.

It has a golden yellow color, and opens with a large, rich and aromatic bouquet, where raisins and apricot jam can be easily distinguished.

On the palate it is sweet, soft, structured and persistent, with aromas of apricot and dried figs.

DATA SHEET

TYPE Passito wine

DOC CLASSIFICATION Passito di Pantelleria

HARVEST Manual, very advanced ripening in the second ten days of September

VINIFICATION After harvesting, the grapes are left to dry in the sun in ideal climatic conditions. Passola, the grape concentrated by the sun in its organoleptic riches, when pressed gives rise to the must which ferments slowly and at a controlled temperature gives life to a zibibbo nectar.

MATURATION In fine oak barriques

AGING At least 6 months in the bottle

ALCOHOL CONTENT 14.0% -14.5% by vol

SUGAR RESIDUE 130 g/l

SERVING TEMPERATURE As an aperitif 10° - 12° C For dessert and for meditation 16° - 18° C

FOOD COMBINATIONS As an aperitif it is interesting to combine it with spicy soft cheeses and goose liver. Excellent with pastries based on ricotta, cream, dried fruit and nougat. Excellent for meditation.

STORAGE METHOD In a cool and not excessively humid environment, protected from light

DURATION Several years if stored in suitable cellars

75 cl bottle