Sweet

Monvasia Passito

By Casalone, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy

Casalone Monvasia Passito

A passito dessert wine made from overripe, dried Malvasia Moscata grapes, fermented and aged 24 months in cherry-wood barriques.

Tasting notes

Bright golden yellow color with amber highlights. Very intense nose with clear sensations of dried rose, chestnut honey, dates, marzipan and vanilla sugar. Palate of great persistence and harmony, with a full sweetness refreshed by pleasant acidity.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Grape
Malvasia Moscata
Production area
Monferrato
Harvest
Picked in late September, with grapes in an overripe state
Vinification
Made from dried grapes picked overripe, dried for three months on racks in a controlled-humidity drying room. Pressed, cold static must decantation, very slow fermentation in new cherry-wood barriques. Aged 24 months in the same fermentation barriques.
Serving temperature
10-12 C

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