Winery ColosiPassito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
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 Colosi matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp with garlic and orange, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or tuna wraps.
Details and technical informations about Winery Colosi's Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac rose
Lively, fruity whites and pale rosés best drunk young, with a pale salmon robe, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of green apple, pear, white flowers (hawthorn), and fresh herbaceous notes. Also produced as traditional sparkling wine. Traditionally part of Blanquette de Limoux and South-West Crémant blends. A pink-skinned mutation of Mauzac, an emblematic South-West variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Colosi are 2006, 0
Informations about the Winery Colosi
The Winery Colosi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 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
Sicilian island DOC (dark volcanic soils, UNESCO alberello training, conche sheltered from the scirocco, arid and windy climate): Zibibbo (Moscato d'Alessandria) is the exclusive king in sweet passito whites — amber-nectar robe with notes of dried apricot, candied orange zest, soft spices, honey and volcanic saline minerality, rich and concentrated palate with preserved sugar-freshness balance. Grapes sun-dried 1–4 weeks, subtle and elegant aromatics.
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: Rich
Said of a complex and concentrated wine, whose power suggests a good capacity for ageing.
