Winery Cantine PellegrinoNES Passito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the NES Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Cantine Pellegrino in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cantine Pellegrino's NES Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Molinera gorda
An ancient table grape of Spanish origin. Little known in France, it can still be found in Italy, Australia, the United States (California), Mexico where it is grown in pergolas, etc. It should not be confused with the molinara grown and known in Italy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of NES Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Cantine Pellegrino are 2016, 2017, 2008, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Cantine Pellegrino
The Winery Cantine Pellegrino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Passito di Pantelleria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Passito di Pantelleria
The wine region of Passito di Pantelleria is located in the region of Moscato di Pantelleria of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Donnafugata or the Domaine Donnafugata produce mainly wines sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Passito di Pantelleria are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Passito di Pantelleria often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, marzipan or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.
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: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
