# Caluso Passito (Ferrando)

> Sweet, Caluso Passito DOC by [Ferrando](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ferrando.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ferrando-caluso-passito).

- **Producer:** Ferrando
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Caluso Passito DOC
- **Grape:** Erbaluce 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** La Torrazza
- **Production area:** Canavese, Piemonte; Borgomasino
- **Soil:** Moraine
- **Harvest:** Late September, hand-picked
- **Vinification:** Grapes from the La Torrazza vineyard in Borgomasino, set in small crates so bunches sit side by side. After about five months of drying, they are selected and slowly pressed in early March. The must ferments in barrique and the wine ages four years, at least two in barrique.
- **Serving temperature:** 12 C, in small dessert wine glasses
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-02



## Summary

Passito from air-dried Erbaluce, aged four years. About 2,000 bottles are produced.

## Tasting notes

Yellow with strong golden highlights. Ripe fruit, honey, jam, apricot and sweet flowers, with lasting toasted aromas. Soft and balanced, good structure, with final notes of vanilla and toasted fruit.

## Food pairings

Dry pastries and blue cheeses, or as a meditation wine