An attractive, lustrous ruby, deeper than Passorosso, this presents stony, earthy fruit on the nose and similarly mineral red fruit on the palate. There is a feisty freshness here which is very attractive - good wine, fascinating and long.
"Contrada Chiappemacine IGP Tenuta di Passopisciaro 2013"
Nerello Mascalese
ABV 14.5%
Drink now 2017 - 2022
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Italian Wine
It is hard to imagine a more exciting or varied wine-producing country than Italy. With a vibrant winemaking history spanning over 2,000 years, and vineyards stretching from the Alps through the Appenine mountains to Sicily, the Italian peninsula is home to an enormous range of climates, topographies and soil typeshosting hundreds of distinctive grapes unique to Italy.