Sweet
Drác Passito
By Roberto Ghio, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Passito from dried Cortese, fermented and aged oxidatively in barrel for at least two years, about 16% alcohol with high residual sugar, in a 0.375 l bottle.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Vino Bianco
- Grape
- Cortese (old vines from the clonal selection of the Consorzio Tutela del Gavi)
- Production area
- Municipality of Bosio, 300 to 400 m above sea level, about 15 km from the sea as the crow flies
- Soil
- White soil known locally as "Dentin", calcareous marl with a good mineral content; steep slopes locally influenced by the nearby Ligurian Sea
- Harvest
- Mid to late September, hand-picked, dried in wooden crates
- Vineyard planting
- 0.06 ha; organic farming; Guyot; 40 q/ha
- Vinification
- Grapes pressed between Epiphany and Valentine's Day after the harvest; fermentation with indigenous yeasts in a barrel left unfilled to the top, oxidative style; at least two years in that barrel and one year in glass. 0.375 l bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 14 to 16 °C
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