Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate - Giacobbe Alberto

The elegant Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate from Giacobbe Alberto flows into the glass with a bright golden yellow. The first nose of the Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate reveals nuances of lemons, ripe apple and green apple. The fruity hints of the bouquet are joined by mint/melissa.

The Giacobbe Alberto Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate presents itself to the connoisseur pleasantly dry. This white wine never appears coarse or austere, but round and smooth. On the palate, the texture of this well-balanced white wine is wonderfully crisp and fleshy. On the finish, this white wine from the Lazio wine-growing region delights with lovely length. Again, hints of lemon and green apple appear. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the clay-dominated soils are added.

Vinification of the Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate from Giacobbe Alberto

The foundation for the balanced Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate from Lazio is grapes from the Passerina variety. In Lazio, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on clay soils. After hand-picking, the grapes are brought to the winery as quickly as possible. There they are sorted and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. After fermentation, the wine is aged for several months on the fine lees before it is finally drawn off.

Food recommendation for the Duchessa Passerina Del Frusinate from Giacobbe Alberto

Ideally, enjoy this white wine from Italy well chilled at 8–10°C as an accompanying wine to potato pan with salmon, omelette with salmon and fennel, or leek soup.

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