"PASSOBIANCO" PASSOPISCIARO 2019

Unlike most of the Etna white wines usually produced with the autochthonous Carricante, Passobianco is produced with 100% Chardonnay. Upon his arrival on Etna, Andrea Franchetti planted 4 hectares of Chardonnay, all between 850m and 1000m on the steep terraces of the Contrada Guardiola, where the loose and deep soil is composed of lava ash with a high mineral content. The harvest is carried out meticulously, plant by plant, day after day, tasting the grains to ensure full and homogeneous ripeness of all the clusters, collecting only small portions of the vine per day and continuing the harvest for over two weeks. The result is a rich but fresh, bright but multifaceted wine. Its complexity is due to the combination of specific light conditions, temperature range, high altitude and volcanic soil that are found only on Etna. Chardonnay is well suited to these conditions and over time evolves to give life to a wine with great aging potential, on a par with the great Burgundy whites

CHARACTERISTICS

Denomination: Terre Siciliane IGT

Grape varieties: Chardonnay 100%

Region: Sicily (Italy)

Alcohol content: 13%

Bottle size: 75 cl Bottle

Vinification and Aging: 20 days in steel tanks; 10 months in concrete and large wooden barrels, then another 10 months in the bottle

Perfect to drink with: Pasta with vegetable sauce, Smoked fish appetizers, Fish soup with tomato, Fish pasta with tomato, Stewed white meat