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Sweetdi ToscanaIGT

Bianco di Toscana Passo Albereto

by Le Bocce · Tuscany, Italy

Appellation
di ToscanaIGT
Type
Sweet
Grapes
50% Trebbiano Toscano, 50% Malvasia Bianca del Chianti
Vineyard
Le Bocce, Panzano in Chianti, Tuscany
Line
Le Bocce
Le BocceTuscany, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

Produced at Le Bocce in Panzano in Chianti, near the boundary between the provinces of Florence and Siena. The estate sits at mid-hill altitude on permeable soils containing marl, silt and clay.

Grapes

50% Trebbiano Toscano and 50% Malvasia Bianca del Chianti, two indigenous Tuscan varieties.

Vinification

Harvest takes place in mid-September. The grapes undergo a drying period of at least five months.

Ageing

The wine matures for 12 months in French oak barrels. Compared with the related Novembre wine, Passo Albereto receives two months less barrel ageing.

Technical data

Bianco di Toscana IGT. Alcohol is 14% vol.

Tasting profile

Conceived as a meditation wine and as an interpretation of indigenous Tuscan white grapes.

Serving and pairing

Serve at 14°C.