Passopisciaro Contrada Rampante 2018

Passopisciaro Contrada Rampante 2018

HK$ 525.00
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Sicily - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Passopisciaro Contrada Rampante 2018
Passopisciaro's Rampant is obtained from old vines of Nerello Mascalese with a free foot placed over a thousand meters in terraces on the wall of lava di Solicchiata. The soil in which they are raised is sandy and oxidized.

Colour

Ruby red.

Bouquet

Intense, fruity and floral with mineral touches, notes of violet, aromatic herbs and cherry.

Flavour

Elegant and fresh, with a well-integrated tannin and a very persistent finish.

Pairing

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Passopisciaro Contrada Rampante 2018
Type Red still
Classification IGT Terre Siciliane
Year 2018
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 12.50% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nerello Mascalese
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Origin Castiglione di Sicilia (CT)
Production year 2,900 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites

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xtraWine
94/100 
2018
Gambero Rosso
 
3 red glasses - Absolutely superb. Only 305 out of 18000. 2019
Decanter
94/100 
2017
Vitae AIS
 
4 vines - One of the best wines ever 2017
Robert Parker
93/100 
2010
Veronelli
 
3 gold stars - One of the best wines ever. Top rated for at least 3 years. 2009
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)
From this winery:

“Volcanoes are gloomy places, and when I arrived, Mt. Etna was even gloomier because it was an abandoned volcano. Wineries lay collapsed all over its slopes; stonewalled terraces disappeared everywhere up the mountain in the bushes. There was the mis...

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