Le Passule 2018 - Val di Neto Bianco IGT Passito (17 out of 20 points)
Dessert wine
Le Passule
IGT Calabria – Vino passito
Passito made from Mantonico grapes, a historic Calabrian variety. Soft and velvety, a wine for meditation that brings to mind the sweetness of sun dried raisins.
Production region
Calabria
Production area
Rocca di Neto e Casabona
Le Passule
IGT Calabria – Vino passito
Passito made from Mantonico grapes, a historic Calabrian variety. Soft and velvety, a wine for meditation that brings to mind the sweetness of sun dried raisins.
Production region
Calabria
Production area
Rocca di Neto e Casabona
limestone and clay loam.
Soil Typology
limestone and clay loam.
spurred cordon,
5.000 plants/ha.
Training system and planting density
spurred cordon,
5.000 plants/ha.
40 quintals,
25 hectolitres.
Yield per hectare
40 quintals,
25 hectolitres.
Grape variety used to make both dry and dessert wines. With its excellent acidity and rich aromas, it is the perfect choice for wine-making processes that enhance its evolutionary potential. Its dominant overtones are peach, apricot and notes of flint.
Harvesting Period
first ten days of October.
first ten days of October.
Winemaking
Optimal consumption of wine period
three/seven years.
three/seven years.
