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Bukkuram Sole d'Agosto Passito di Pantelleria DOC wine — Marco de Bartoli winery — Dionysus
SweetPantelleriaDOC

Bukkuram Sole d'Agosto Passito di Pantelleria DOC

by Marco de Bartoli · Sicily, Italy

Appellation
PantelleriaDOC
Type
Sweet
Grapes
Zibibbo
Alcohol
14.5%
Sweetness
Sweet
Colour
White
Colour depth
Medium
Body
Medium-bodied
Serve at
12–16 °C
Bottled in
0.5 l
Farming
Natural wine ·VinNatur ↗
Marco de BartoliSicily, Italy

About this wine

Vinification

At least 50% of the harvest is dried in the August sun in designated drying areas; the remainder is dried at the winery. Once fermentation has begun, raisined grapes are added to the must and fermentation continues with them for up to three months, until the intended balance of alcohol and residual sugar is reached.

Ageing

The wine rests for six months in stainless-steel tanks, followed by further ageing in old French oak barriques.

Tasting profile

Young, fresh and fruit-forward, with less complexity and structure than traditional Bukkuram.

Label / history

The name “Sole d’Agosto”, meaning “August sun”, refers to the importance of dry, sunny August weather, when the grapes begin to dry.