Sweet

Poetica

By Vini Silva, Canavese, Piemonte, Italy

Vini Silva Poetica

Silva's Erbaluce di Caluso Passito DOCG, aged three years in oak barrels. Apricot, plum and fig on the nose, with carob freshness on the palate.

Tasting notes

Deep gold with pronounced orange reflections, like a setting sun. Sweet, sunny nose of overripe fruit, especially apricots, plums and figs; a little oxygen brings out liquorice root, saffron and sun-dried white figs. Pleasantly viscous on the palate, with fruit from golden apple to mandarin, held up at the back of the palate by carob that gives the freshness needed to balance the sweetness.

Pairs well with

Good with aged cheeses and honey, with natural gorgonzola, ideal with dry pastries.

Technical details

Style
Sweet
Denomination
Erbaluce di Caluso Passito DOCG
Grape
Erbaluce di Caluso 100%
Production area
Hill zone of the municipality of Agliè
Soil
Morainic, sandy, at 300 to 350 m above sea level
Harvest
End of September, with a very strict selection of the grapes that have the right characteristics
Vinification
De-stemming, soft pressing, fermentation in oak barrels and ageing in barrels for three years, during which the barrels are constantly topped up to avoid any strong oxidation.
Serving temperature
12-14°C
Storage
Keep lying down in the cellar. The passito can be drunk decades after the harvest with its character unchanged.

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