Winery Duca di CastelmontePassito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Passito di Pantelleria from the Winery Duca di Castelmonte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Duca di Castelmonte in the region of Sicile is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Duca di Castelmonte in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Passito di Pantelleria
Pairings that work perfectly with Passito di Pantelleria
Original food and wine pairings with Passito di Pantelleria
The Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Duca di Castelmonte matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of scallops on a bed of leeks, spinach and goat cheese quiche or seed crackers.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duca di Castelmonte's Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Foglia tonda
A very old Italian grape variety, known in the south of Tuscany, in Umbria, ... in France, it is almost unknown. Foglia tonda is related to sangiovese or nielluccio from Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Duca di Castelmonte are 2017, 2014, 2012, 2015
Informations about the Winery Duca di Castelmonte
The Winery Duca di Castelmonte is one of of the world's greatest 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 Sicile
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).
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