Passito bianco

Golden yellow colour wine. Sweet, elegant scent of ripe fruit and fresh flower with a light vanilla smell, full, warm and velvety taste.
A splendid dessert wine, traditionally served with local dry cakes and biscuits.

Production area: NEGRAR (Valpolicella Classica e Storica) Kg per vite: 2 kg/vigna Growth: Vigolo hill Grape types: Garganega dried till beginning of March. Soil type: clayey and chalky Exposure: South west (180 metrs a.s.l.) Harvest end-September Harvesting Method: Manual selection of the best bunches Drying process: Naturally dried for 4 months in the drying facility where the grapes lose 40-45% of their original weight Fermentation & Aging: In temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts. The fermentation required around 35 days and 3 times each day we make a gentle breaking up of the marc with air to extract much more as possible from the skins! The wine has a 10 month aging in the frech oak barrel. Alcohol content: 14% vol. Characteristics: Golden yellow colour, bouquet: apricots and vanilla. Warm full bodied flavour. Use: Interesting with sharp flavoured cheeses, simple desserts and for end of meal. Serving temperature: 15°