Passopisciaro Passobianco Terre Siciliane 2024 750ml

Passobianco breaks with Etna habit: instead of the native Carricante, Passopisciaro makes it from 100% Chardonnay, grown on steep terraces in the contrade Guardiola and Montedolce between 850 and 950 meters.

The vines root into deep, loose lava dust and mineral-rich rock. In 2024, picking ran from 19 August to 11 September, plot by plot. Most of the fruit was pressed as whole clusters and fermented in steel, with malolactic in concrete. The wine then rested on its lees, mostly in concrete with a tenth in large oak, without stirring.

The bouquet is broad and elegant, with flowers, fruit and a light pastry note. Acidity, mineral grip and body stay in balance, so it reads refined rather than heavy.

Antinori Cervaro della Sala is the Italian Chardonnay to buy for barrel richness; choose Passobianco when you want the grape to taste of volcanic stone.

Concrete builds texture without oak sweetness, so serve it cool rather than ice-cold and let it open in the glass.

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