Winery Salvatore MuranaPassito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Salvatore Murana in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, dried fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Salvatore Murana's Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet blanc
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and a long-unknown grape variety - that would be Regent - obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner from Soyhières (Switzerland) and propagated by Volker Freytag (Germany). No resistance gene has been identified to either mildew or powdery mildew. Cabernet blanc can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, etc., but is still little known in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Salvatore Murana are 2010, 0, 2009
Informations about the Winery Salvatore Murana
The Winery Salvatore Murana is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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
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 Sicily
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).
The word of the wine: Barbarossa
A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.
