Winery Riecine - Sebastiano Passito

Winery RiecineSebastiano Passito

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 Sebastiano Passito of Winery Riecine is a sweet wine from the region of Toscane.
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sebastiano Passito of Winery Riecine in the region of Toscane often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Riecine's Sebastiano Passito.

Winemaker
Sean O\'Callaghan
Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Optima

Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Sebastiano Passito - 2001
In the top 100 of of Toscane wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Sebastiano Passito from Winery Riecine are 2001

Informations about the Winery Riecine

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Toscane

The Winery Riecine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Toscane to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Toscane
In the top 15000 of of Italy wines
In the top 400 of of Toscane wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Toscane

Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.

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The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)

Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.

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