Winery La Nicchia - Pantelleria Passito

Winery La NicchiaPantelleria Passito

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pantelleria Passito of Winery La Nicchia is a sweet wine from the region of Passito di Pantelleria of Sicile.
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.

Details and technical informations about Winery La Nicchia's Pantelleria Passito.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Hegel

German, intraspecific cross obtained in 1955 between helfensteiner and heroldreber by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) at the Weinsberg Research Institute. With these same parents he also obtained the dornfelder. One can meet the Hegel in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, ... completely unknown in France.

Informations about the Winery La Nicchia

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Passito di Pantelleria in the region of Sicile

The Winery La Nicchia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Passito di Pantelleria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 80000 of of Italy wines
In the top 4000 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
In the top 15000 of sweet wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

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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Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

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The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

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The word of the wine: Mistelle

Unfermented must with added brandy, also called liqueur wine: Pineau des Charentes, Floc de Gascogne, Macvin du Jura, Ratafia, Cartagène du Languedoc.

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