Passopisciaro Contrada P Porcaria, Sicily, Italy 2022 Sauternes burnt sugar

burnt sugar

Fermented in stainless steel and aged in one to three year-old barriques and cement

a mouth-watering quality to the stone and citrus fruit that gives it so much energy

all the dark fruitiness develops: ripe blackcurrant

The 2022 Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard Pinot Noir dazzles with a vibrant ruby hue and delicate crimson edges

Passopisciaro Contrada P Porcaria, Sicily, Italy 2022 Sauternes burnt sugarPassopisciaro produces six different bottlings of nerello mascalese, the native grape to Mt. Etna, in order to showcase the profound differences in the terroir lava flow, aspect, and altitude of the various Contrade that we work with. The vines are all between 70 100 years old, and the nerello harvest typically occurs at the end of October early November. The wines undergo fermentation in steel vats, followed by malolactic and 18 months aging in large