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 Sicile.
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 Sicile.

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 Sicile 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 Sicile often reveals types of flavors of cream, microbio or cassis and sometimes also flavors of raisin, mint or dark fruit.

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

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

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

The best vintages of Franchetti from Winery Passopisciaro are 2010, 2005, 2012, 2016 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 14 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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

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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The word of the wine: Grenache gris

A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.

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