Sweet

Vitidautunno Bianco Passito

By Teo Costa, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Teo Costa Vitidautunno Bianco Passito

Passito white from the Cascina della Pieve vineyards beside the ancient Pieve del Cauro. Sold in 0.75 L bottles.

Tasting notes

Intense straw yellow with golden reflections. Complex, rich, enveloping and very persistent nose. Ethereal, mineral palate recalling the must of very ripe grapes.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Piemonte DOC Bianco Passito
Production area
Cascina della Pieve, Montechiaro d'Acqui, foothill hills
Soil
Petrified tufa skeleton, silt and limestone
Vinification
Grapes picked at full ripeness with a light drying. Vinified and aged in cask, refined in glass. Alcohol 14.5%, acidity 6.5 g/l.
Serving temperature
10-12 C
Storage
Rises in the first 4 years and stays high for 6 to 8

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