Winery Terre del PrincipeIl Sasso di Riccardo Passito di Casavecchia
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Terre del Principe's Il Sasso di Riccardo Passito di Casavecchia.
Discover the grape variety: Douce noire
The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Il Sasso di Riccardo Passito di Casavecchia from Winery Terre del Principe are 0, 2011
Informations about the Winery Terre del Principe
The Winery Terre del Principe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Terre del Volturno to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Terre del Volturno
The wine region of Terre del Volturno is located in the region of Campanie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terre del Principe or the Domaine Terre del Principe produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terre del Volturno are Aglianico, Rondinella and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terre del Volturno often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Campania
Campania is a region that forms the "tibia" of the boot of Italy, and whose largest city is Naples. Its name comes from Campania felix, a Latin phrase meaning roughly "happy land". The region has strong historical links with wine and vineyards, dating back to the 12th century BC, and is one of the oldest wine regions in Italy. The considerable influence of ancient empires, including the Greeks, Romans and Byzantines, means that some of the varieties in this region are linked to historical legends.
The word of the wine: Cuvée
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
