Passito PE 2018

Since 1995 we have been thinking and trying to make a sweet Passito wine that stirs both body and spirit: a few golden clusters of Malvasia and Trebbiano ripened under the Tuscan sun, delicately picked and placed in small boxes one by one in the ventilated room for the long drying period. Weekly check of the sugar concentration and, usually a few days before Christmas, the pressing. A must that exudes aromas of apricot, peach, plum that bring back to mind to the summer that has long since passed.  the mind to the summer that has long since passed. We fill a barrique with this nectar and let the fermentation take its course. A long and hard work that, only after a long time and not always, repays the sacrifices.The passito is the wine of the soul, spirit and forgotten emotions. We only bottle it in vintages that meet these expectations.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

Denomination: IGT Toscana Passito 


Area of production: San Gimignano


Varietal composition: 50% Malvasia Bianca, 50% Trebbiano

Harvesting: 2018

Alcoholic content: 15,0%


Number of bottles: 1000

Average altitude of the vineyards: 280 mt a.s.l.


Type of soil: Pliocene medium clayey soil, with intrusion of calcareous sand


Yield per hectare: 10 Quintals


Thickness of implantation: 2400 vinestocks/Ha


Growing system: spur-pruning system


Time of Harvesting: first decade of September


Harvesting: selection of bunches only picked by hand and handling of grapes in 10kg tanks



Vinification: drying of the grapes in controlled ventilation (20 days), gentle pressing and cold fermentation


Type of fermentation tanks: stainless steel  of small capacity


Fermentation Temperature: 16°C


Fermentation period: 24 days


Ripening: stainless steel tanks of small capacity and barriques 


Time of bottling: from the  48th month after harvesting


Refinement in bottle: at least 2 months


Capacity of aging: high (10-20 years after harvesting)