# Drác Passito (Roberto Ghio)

> Sweet, Vino Bianco by [Roberto Ghio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/roberto-ghio.md), Gavi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roberto-ghio-drac-passito).

- **Producer:** Roberto Ghio
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.