Winery IlluminatiPasserina Controguerra
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
The Passerina Controguerra of the Winery Illuminati is in the top 20 of wines of Controguerra.
Taste structure of the Passerina Controguerra from the Winery Illuminati
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Passerina Controguerra of Winery Illuminati in the region of Abruzzo is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Passerina Controguerra of Winery Illuminati in the region of Abruzzo often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Passerina Controguerra
Pairings that work perfectly with Passerina Controguerra
Original food and wine pairings with Passerina Controguerra
The Passerina Controguerra of Winery Illuminati matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne, vegan leek and tofu quiche or cervelat in the alsatian style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Illuminati's Passerina Controguerra.
Discover the grape variety: Posip
A very old grape variety grown in Croatia, on the island of Korcula in southern Dalmatia. It is said to be the result of a natural cross between two Croatian grape varieties, zlatarica blatska and bratkovina. It should not be confused with furmint, which has the synonym posip. Today, Posip can be found throughout Croatia and neighbouring countries... in France it is almost unknown, yet it seems interesting in the production of different/original white wines to discover.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passerina Controguerra from Winery Illuminati are 2019, 0, 2016, 2014 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Illuminati
The Winery Illuminati is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Controguerra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Controguerra
The wine region of Controguerra is located in the region of Abruzzes of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Illuminati or the Domaine Illuminati produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Controguerra are Pecorino, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Controguerra often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, microbio or vegetal.
The wine region of Abruzzo
Abruzzo is an Italian wine region located on the eastern (Adriatic) coast. Its immediate neighbors in CentralItaly are Marche to the North, Lazio to the west and southwest and Molise to the southeast. Abruzzo has one DOCG - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - and three DOC wine appellations. The reds and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, as well as the white wine appellation Trebbiano d'Abruzzo are the most notable, followed by the lesser-known Controguerra.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
