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It was the most important wine and it was served only on the most important occasions: the birth of a son, the bottle produced that year drunken on a wedding day, when 100 kilograms of grain was harvested, the visiting of a distinguished guest, a gift to the local priest or doctor.

Appellation: Marche IGT Passito

Type:  Passito, dessert, digestif

Blend: 40% Ancient Trebbiano, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Moscato

The drying process involves hanging grape bunches in a ‘smoking’ room.

Wine Details:

Tasting Notes:
Color: Deep golden yellow.
Bouquet: Honey to ripe fruit, from floral to pleasantly smoked.
Taste: Sweet, well-balanced, the full-bodied mouthfeel is pleasantly clean due to the wines natural fruit acidity.
Alcohol: 12.5%.
Serving Suggestion: Serve 14°C (57º F) in medium-size goblets.
Pairing: Pairs well with desserts, pastries, cakes, tarts, and mature cheeses.

Vinyard Notes:
Production Area: Sant’Angelo in Vado, Pesaro-Urbino.
Exposure: South, southeast.
Soil: Limestone.

Winemaking Notes:
Preparation: The harvested grapes are hung for four to five months in a special room where a fireplace is periodically lit in order to smoke the grapes.
Process: After drying a three-phase pressing follows which lasts 15 hours and produces three different types of must. The must is left to cool for five days allowing the coarse sediments to settle; then, when almost clear, it is ready for fermentation.
Vinification: After processing the must is transferred to 115 liter demi-barriques to allow for oxidation.
Aging: The wine is aged from 36 months. Cold decanted, poured, and bottled.