This wine is produced from the Malvasia
del Lazio grape coming from a single vineyard on a hillside
at an altitude of 350 metres, exposure North/East. The
strictly short pruning and radical summer bunch selection,
allows to obtain the highest concentration of sugar
and minerals. During the second week of September, quality
bunches are selected to produce this special wine, made
only in truly great years. The fruit cames bearing this
bunches are tied to the support wires, cut and left
to dry out on the vine for 40/50 days. During this time,
these bunches are carefully monitored, and grapes suffering
rot or other anomalies are removed. After this selection,
the grapes are harvested and selected by hand and the
berries lightly chushed. The must is subjected to cold
maceration, followed by temperature-controlled fermentation
that completes the first stage. Passione is then left
to mature in small stainless steel vats. Once bottled,
the wine matures in our tufa soil caves, at the naturally
constant temperature of 15 °C for a further nine months
prior to release. Passione has a bright golden colour
developing to a wonderful amber shade with age. The
nose is very rich of honey, nuts and dried fruits notes
and on the palate it is full bodied, very richly textured,
complex and extremely long and elegant on the finish:
a real meditation wine! |