Winery Cantine PellegrinoPassito Pantelleria Liquoroso
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso of Winery Cantine Pellegrino in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of cream, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or vanilla.
Food and wine pairings with Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso
Pairings that work perfectly with Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso
Original food and wine pairings with Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso
The Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso of Winery Cantine Pellegrino matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of quick coconut milk chicken or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cantine Pellegrino's Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso.
Discover the grape variety: Airen
Simple, refreshing whites with a pale robe and a tender mouth, featuring discreet aromas of apple, citrus, fresh herbs and neutral notes. Moderate acidity, best drunk young. Very productive and drought-resistant, it produces easy-drinking whites in La Mancha DO and Valdepeñas DO on the Castilian plateau, and has historically supplied the base for Brandy de Jerez distillation. Native Spanish grape, long the world's most planted by surface area.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passito Pantelleria Liquoroso from Winery Cantine Pellegrino are 2001, 2019, 2017, 2004 and 1880.
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
Sicilian island DOC (dark volcanic soils, UNESCO alberello training, conche sheltered from the scirocco, arid and windy climate): Zibibbo (Moscato d'Alessandria) is the exclusive king in sweet passito whites — amber-nectar robe with notes of dried apricot, candied orange zest, soft spices, honey and volcanic saline minerality, rich and concentrated palate with preserved sugar-freshness balance. Grapes sun-dried 1–4 weeks, subtle and elegant aromatics.
The wine region of Sicily
Major qualitative renewal. Sunny, expressive reds: fleshy, spicy Nero d'Avola (black cherry, blackberry, liquorice), fine, mineral Nerello Mascalese on Etna (recalls Pinot Noir), light, crisp Frappato in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG. Lively, saline whites: Catarratto, fat, iodised Grillo, taut Carricante, floral Inzolia. Amber, walnutty fortified Marsala.
The word of the wine: Tired
Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.
