Bouteille de Refrontolo Passito, Colli di Conegliano Refrontolo Passito

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Refrontolo Passito

DOCG Colli di Conegliano Refrontolo PassitoVeneto, Italy

Grape varieties: 100% Marzemino
Format: Case of 12 × 375 ml

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IYou pay the agency’s service fee when you order.
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Tasting notes

Very deep ruby colour with violet highlights. Intense aromas of ripe wild fruit and violet. Full palate, with clear notes of ripe cherry and blackberry and a pleasant sweetness. It can evolve for up to 50 years in bottle, with a peak 25 to 30 years after the vintage. In Refrontolo, the production of this Marzemino passito dates back to 1400; Mozart mentions it in his opera Don Giovanni as "that excellent Marzemino".

Food pairings

Chocolate, fruit cakes, aged cheeses, or on its own as a meditation wine. Serve between 14 and 16 °C.

Technical sheet

The wine

Appellation: DOCG Colli di Conegliano Refrontolo Passito
Colour: Red
Grape varieties: 100% Marzemino
Winemaking and ageing: Harvested in early September; the grapes are sorted and then set to dry. Once the desired concentration is reached, they are destemmed and crushed, keeping only the best berries, then macerate during fermentation. Drawn off the skins, the wine completes its fermentation and matures in barrique, then in bottle.

The vineyard

Soil: Balanced soil, rich in tuff, on the Colvendrame hill, between 200 and 350 metres above sea level
Average vine age: Vines planted in 1987
Planting density: 3,500 to 5,500 vines per hectare
Vine training: Cordon de Royat