Winery Passopisciaro - Franchetti

Winery PassopisciaroFranchetti

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Franchetti of Winery Passopisciaro is a red wine from the region of Sicily.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
The Franchetti of the Winery Passopisciaro is in the top 10 of wines of Sicily.

Taste structure of the Franchetti from the Winery Passopisciaro

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Franchetti of Winery Passopisciaro in the region of Sicily is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

On the nose the Franchetti of Winery Passopisciaro in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Passopisciaro's Franchetti.

Winemaker
Passopisciaro
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Franchetti - 2018
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Franchetti - 2017
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Franchetti - 2016
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Franchetti - 2015
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Franchetti - 2014
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Franchetti - 2013
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Franchetti - 2012
In the top 10 of of Sicily wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Franchetti from Winery Passopisciaro are 2010, 2005, 2016, 2012 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Passopisciaro

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Andrea Franchetti.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sicile
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The Winery Passopisciaro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicily
In the top 500 of of Italy wines
In the top 15 of of Sicily wines
In the top 2500 of red wines
In the top 3000 wines of the world

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: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

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