A taut, fresh and lightly floral white from Passerina, an indigenous variety from Italy’s Adriatic coast. Like the riper, fuller, hugely popular Pecorino, it’s a great accompaniment to the local seafood. Contesa, one of the grape’s pioneers in Abruzzo, make a taut, mineral style with vibrant citrus fruit. Well worth discovering.
Production
The Passerina grapes are sourced from vines grown on chalky clay soils at Silvi (on the Adriatic coast) and a little inland at Moscufo. The grapes are softly pressed and macerated on skins, at low temperature, for 8 hours. Fermentation is in stainless steel.
Caparrone Abruzzo Passerina 2024 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Fresh, lightly grapey nose, youthful and aromatic with lemon zest, sherbert and grapefruit. The palate is bright with incisive citrus and stone fruit characters balanced by brisk acidity, leading to a clean, crisp finish.
Food match
Can be matched with seafood, white meats and soups.
Info
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ABV
12.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
ABRUZZO, ITALY
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GRAPE
PASSERINA 100%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, SUSTAINABLE
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CLOSURE
SYNTHETIC CORK
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WINEMAKER
ROCCO PASETTI
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APPELLATION
DOC ABRUZZO
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Rocco Pasetti's superbly sited, 50 hectare, estate lies in the heart of the Collecorvino district in the hills northwest of Pescara, recognised as one of the best vineyard zones in Abruzzo.
Surrounding the winery, the south-facing slopes of clay-chalk soils, at around 250m altitude, are ideal for the cultivation of Montepulciano, with Pecorino grown on the lower slopes. The cellar was completed in 2004 - carved into the hillside. Rocco's son, Franco Pasetti, is also a winemaker and now works alongside him at the estate.
The Contesa wines are impeccably-made expressions of Abruzzo's local grapes - modern and easy to drink, yet wines of real substance.
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