Winery Duca di CastelmonteNES Passito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with NES Passito di Pantelleria
Pairings that work perfectly with NES Passito di Pantelleria
Original food and wine pairings with NES Passito di Pantelleria
The NES Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Duca di Castelmonte matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken fajitas or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duca di Castelmonte's NES Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of NES Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Duca di Castelmonte are 2007, 2009, 2010, 0 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Duca di Castelmonte
The Winery Duca di Castelmonte is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 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: Fade
Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.
