Winery Barone MontaltoCollezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco from the Winery Barone Montalto
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco of Winery Barone Montalto in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco
Pairings that work perfectly with Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco
Original food and wine pairings with Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco
The Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco of Winery Barone Montalto matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp and cherry tomato quiche, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or smoked salmon and lemon cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Barone Montalto's Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat à petits grains
Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Collezione di Famiglia Passivento Bianco from Winery Barone Montalto are 2016, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Barone Montalto
The Winery Barone Montalto is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sicily
Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).
The word of the wine: Old
This term can have several meanings, but generally refers to a wine that is several years old and has been aged in the bottle after having been in the barrel.
