# Passito Riserva (Cantina della Serra)

> Sweet, Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Passito Riserva by [Cantina della Serra](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-della-serra.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/erbaluce-di-caluso-docg-passito-riserva).

- **Producer:** Cantina della Serra
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Passito Riserva
- **Grape:** Erbaluce
- **Harvest:** Mid September
- **Vineyard planting:** Pergola and spalliera training; 50 q/ha
- **Vinification:** Pressing of the dried grapes (5 months of drying), static settling of the must and start of alcoholic fermentation. 6 years in oak barrels and 6 months in bottle (shop page: over 10 years of ageing). Light filtration, natural cork. Total acidity 5.5 g/L, pH 3.5.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Erbaluce dried for 5 months and aged 6 years in oak, 14 to 14.5% alcohol, 0.375 L bottle, about 2,000 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

Clear amber yellow with coppery shades. Very broad: dried plum, ripe apricot, a bitter note, chestnut honey to peach blossom, vanilla, toasted almond, dried Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes. Sweet, rich, with bitter touches, slightly savoury.

## Food pairings

Dry pastries, blue cheeses and markedly savoury dishes; meditation wine