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PASSOBIANCO CHARDONNAY - PASSOPISCIARO


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PASSOBIANCO CHARDONNAY - PASSOPISCIARO


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PASSOBIANCO

Instead of the indigenous Carricante, which grows on the eastern side of the volcano, Passobianco is made of 100% Chardonnay. When Franchetti arrived on Mt. Etna, he planted 4 hectares of the grape on steep terraces between 850 and 1,000 meters in the contrada of Guardiola, in very loose, deep, powder-like lava that is high in minerals.

Its complexities bring together the specific light, drastic changes in temperature, altitude, and volcanic influences of Etna, and the choice of Chardonnay was meant to allow these influences to meld and evolve over time as the white ages, inspired by the aging potential of the great whites of Burgundy. The harvest is quite fussy, as we pick little portions of the vineyard every day, tasting the berries trailing along the terraces day after day, harvesting only when each individual cluster is ripe. The resulting wine is rich yet fresh, bright yet layered.

The first vintage was in 2007, and beginning with the 2014 vintage, we’ve decided to let the wine pass two years in bottle at the winery before release.

PASSOBIANCO 2015

2015 was a quick and early-ripening year on Etna. Across the complicated amphitheater of Contrada Guardiola, we tested the maturity of each bunch, terrace by terrace; the grapes were very round, very pale, very even. Yet, there were spots where flavors deepened, where grapes across the terraces were full of flavor.

During the first days of September, there was a good rain that lasted two days; it was evident that everything was invigorated, that things would accelerate. The taste of peaches started to show in the same terraces where it has appeared first in years past. The mature grapes were more spread out than in past years; the key as always was harvesting small sections of different terraces, some quite far from one another. The flavors changed quickly, but although the grapes seemed so sweet upon tasting, the sugars were luckily still low.

In the end, we picked almost 30 thousand bottles of plump, dense white. Each berry was the same size and color of the others: This is the result of 15 years of growth in densely planted vineyards, 12,000 plants per hectare. It has kicked off such a tremendous root competition that there’s the same share of terrain now for each plant.

Vineyard age: 14 years

Vineyard area: 4 hectares

Vineyard density: 12,300 vines per Ha

Vineyard altitude: 1,000 m a.s.l.

Yield per hectare: 33 Hl/Ha

Fertilization: None

Spraying: Clay, propolis, sulphur, copper, grapefruit seed extract

Harvest: 26 August-7 September

Vinification: Stainless steel vats for 20 days at 23 degrees Celcius

Aging: 12 months in cement vats and large oak barrels

Production: 26,000 bottles

Manufacturer: Passopisciaro

Format : 0.75
Alcohol Content : gradazione 13,5%

Etna Wines: The Uniqueness of the Volcanic Soil between Eruptions and Fascinating Wines
Over the last few days, the spectacular images of the eruption of Mount Etna, a Sicilian volcano that not infrequently shows clearly visible effusive eruptive activity, have gone around the world. In such an apparently hostile environment, wines of absolute value are born, whose uniqueness and peculiarities derive precisely from morphological and climatic conditions that are unique in the world. In fact, volcanic ash contains very high concentrations of minerals and, when mixed with the soil, nutrients such as phosphates, nitrates, potassium and calcium, which are necessary for the healthy growth of the plants.  Naturally, the work in the vineyard, given the unevenness of the soil and the low yield, is demanding, but gives rise to results of absolute and unique quality, not forgetting the great temperature range, which can reach 25/30 degrees between day and night.   In addition, the different slopes on which the 133 districts are located give different productions due to their exposures and soils characterised by different flows over time.                                      For the whites, Carricante is the grape variety that dominates (in Etna DOC 60% minimum, in Etna DOC Superiore 80%), which arrived in Sicily at the time of the ancient Greeks. This variety gives its best in these volcanic soils, even at heights where other vines cannot reach, directly acquiring its distinct minerality, which goes hand in hand with the vine's own acidity and sapidity, thus giving rise to long, deep, long-lived and elegant whites.   Moving on to the reds, the most important grape variety is certainly Nerello Mascalese, with its thick, late-ripening berries. To the eye the colour is a tendentially light ruby red with garnet notes, high acidity, marked fruity scents in the first years that gradually integrate and leave room for minerality and spices, with results of rare power and fineness of taste and smell.
Articolo - 19/02/2021 - http://www.onlyitalianproducts.us/ ( Network O.I.P. )



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