Sweet
Bianco Passito
By La Raia, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A passito made from 100% biodynamically grown Cortese dried on racks, first produced in 2021 and made only in the best vintages.
Tasting notes
Amber yellow with golden hints recalling acacia honey. Well-balanced sweetness with the strong acidity typical of Cortese; clear notes of sun-dried apricots, syrupy peaches, candied fruit and acacia honey.
Pairs well with
Cheese and desserts; also a meditation wine.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC
- Grape
- Cortese
- Production area
- Gavi, Piemonte
- Vinification
- Green harvest, then manual harvest in small baskets; bunches dried on racks in a ventilated, cool cellar area for about a month. Whole-bunch crushing, fermentation in stainless steel, ageing in French oak and then in bottle; the whole process takes over a year.
- Storage
- Store the bottle lying down in a cool, well-ventilated space, away from light and vibrations.
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