The Winery Passopisciaro of Etna of Sicily

Winery Passopisciaro
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Andrea Franchetti.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Etna in the region of Sicily
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The Winery Passopisciaro is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Etna to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Passopisciaro wines

Looking for the best Winery Passopisciaro wines in Etna among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Passopisciaro wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Passopisciaro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Passopisciaro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Passopisciaro

How Winery Passopisciaro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of quick meatloaf, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Passopisciaro

On the nose the red wine of Winery Passopisciaro. often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or smoke. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Passopisciaro. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Passopisciaro

  • 2005With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Passopisciaro.

  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cesanese di Affile

Discovering the wine region of Etna

The wine region of Etna is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tenuta delle Terre Nere or the Domaine Gambino Vini produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Etna are Nerello mascalese, Carricante and Nero d'Avola, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Etna often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lime or new leather and sometimes also flavors of maraschino cherry, slate or crushed gravel.

In the mouth of Etna is a powerful. We currently count 176 estates and châteaux in the of Etna, producing 551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

The top white wines of Winery Passopisciaro

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Passopisciaro

How Winery Passopisciaro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, quiche lorraine or patatas bravas (fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Passopisciaro

On the nose the white wine of Winery Passopisciaro. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Passopisciaro. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Passopisciaro

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Passopisciaro.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sweet wines of Winery Passopisciaro

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Passopisciaro

How Winery Passopisciaro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or duck aiguillettes with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Passopisciaro

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Passopisciaro. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Passopisciaro.

  • Petit Verdot
  • Cesanese
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Broker

In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Passopisciaro

Planning a wine route in the of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Passopisciaro.

Discover the grape variety: Cesanese