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2015 IL PASSITO, Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon

Il Passito is a wine for kings and queens; rich, unctuous and complex. An elegant and nuanced honey sweet dessert wine, made in the fine sauterne style. A regal dessert wine made from overripe grapes which develop Botrytis cincerea, or "Noble Rot", shriveling the skins and enhancing sugar, acid and flavor intensity. The resulting harvest in late autumn is vastly diminished in yield, then barrel-fermented and aged for 2 years, becoming more concentration and flavorful. The rare late harvest varietal grown in the Yountville AVA of Napa Valley.

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Wine Specs

Vintage

2015

Varietal

61% Semillon, 39% Sauvignon Blanc

Appellation

Napa Valley

Harvest Date

October 26, 2015

Acid

7.9 g/L

3.6

Aging

24 months in Bordeaux French oak, 100% New Oak

Bottling Date

April 5, 2016

Residual Sugar

93.1

Alcohol %

13.9

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes

Notes of honey, rich dark cherry and berry.

Vineyard Notes

Grapes Grown in The Yountville AVA.

Production Notes

The 2015 vintage was of high quality, but very low yields in many varieties. The harvest will also be remembered as one of the earliest ever. The relatively dry and warm winter resulted in small clusters of grapes with highly concentrated flavors yielding wines of deep, rich flavors and excellent quality with deep color and lovely fruit aromas. - Brooks Painter, Director of Winemaking

Winemaker Notes

A regal dessert wine made from overripe grapes which develop Botrytis cinerea, or “Noble Rot”, shriveling the skins and enhancing sugar, acid, and flavor intensity. This succulent and deliciously spicy white wine is made in the style of some of the world’s greatest dessert wines, such as Sauternes and the “dried grape” white wines of Sicily such as “Passito di Pantelleria”.

Food Pairing Notes

Enjoy with dried fruit (especially figs), or foie gras with honey or almond paste on a crostini to show its complex and intriguing aromas and succulent spice.