Description
Passerina is a native white grape variety found in central Italy including Lazio, Marche, and Abruzzo. In the region of Lazio, Passerina is only found in the province of Frosinone and it’s history can be traced back much longer than any other place.
The Terre Antiche estate practices biodynamic farming on 60-year-old Passerina vines in Acuto. The grapes are hand harvested and hand selected. The wine is spontaneously fermented on its native yeast and ages in terracotta clay amphora as was the ancient tradition thousands of years ago.
The wine is categorized as both biodynamic and natural.
The color of the wine is a hazy gold since the wine has zero additives or clarifying agents.
The style of the wine is delicate with fragrances of fresh Mediterranean herbs like Thyme and Bay Leaf.
On the palate, the front palate is fresh with ripe stone fruit, the mid palate is texturally smooth, and the back palate has a nice splash of crisp acidity with a long but subtle finish containing peach and grapefruit notes.
Pairs nicely with delicate appetizers, shellfish, oysters, pasta with clams, and delicate white fish like sol.
A limited 3,000 bottles handcrafted.
Grape Variety: Passerina
Origin: Acuto
Age of Vines: 50/60 anni
Vine System: espalier and guyot
Yield: 45/50 q.li /ha
Soil: limestone, calcareous, deep
Harvest Period: middle of September
Grape Pressing: Vertical Pressing of 30% of the entire cluster
Fermentation: spontaneous in amphora
Aging Container: amphora
Bottling: the following spring after harvest, no filtration; no clarifying
Aging in Bottle: 6 months
Sulfites: max 30/40mg. per liter
