2019 Passorosso
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The Vini Franchetti 2019 Etna Rosso Passorosso is all Nerello Mascalese, with fruit from ancient 80- to 100-year-old vines. Winemaking starts in cement and includes 18 months of aging in cement and large oak casks. This vintage proves smooth and silky in texture and shows bright berry fruit, rose and campfire ash. Exactly 47,244 bottles were made.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Roses and cherries galore waft up from the 2019 Passorosso with ease. This is silky-smooth and cool-toned in feel, mixing juicy acidity with a pleasant inner sweetness that creates a seductively vibrant yet fruit-forward expression. The 2019 cleans up beautifully, leaving a coating of round tannins that create a classically dry feel, as hints of spiced citrus and hard red candies slowly fade. The pleasure factor is turned up high here, and the balance is on point.
About the producer
Tenuta di Passopisciaro is the Etna estate owned by Andrea Franchetti, one of Italy’s pioneering winemakers who founded the Super Tuscan estate Tenuta di Trinoro, before becoming instrumental in Mount Etna’s wine renaissance with his Passopisciaro estate.