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Wenlock Cellars

Caparrone Passerina, Abruzzo DOC 2024

Caparrone Passerina, Abruzzo DOC 2024

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A crisp and vibrant white from Passerina, an indigenous variety from Italy’s Adriatic coast. Like the riper, fuller Pecorino, it’s a great accompaniment to the local seafood. 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.

Tasting notes

Fresh and lightly flora lwith 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 and mineral finish.

Food match

Can be matched with seafood, white meats and soups.


  • ABV

    12%

  • Case/Bottle Size

    6 x 75cl

  • Region/Country

    Abruzzo, Italy

  • Grape

    Passerina 100%

  • Features

    Vegetarian, Vegan, Sustainable

  • Closure

    Synthetic Cork

  • Winemaker

    Rocco Pasetti

  • Appellation

    Abruzzo DOC

  • Allergen info

    Contains sulphites and no other allergens

    Azienda Agricola Contesa

    Italy

    www.contesa.it

    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.

    A Note on Sustainability

    Contesa is committed to its sustainability programme and practices an integrated crop management system that is certified under the EU-recognised Sistema Di Qualità Nazionale Di Produzione Integrata (SQNPI) scheme.

    The winery has also been in conversion to Organic, with much of the portfolio certified Organic from the 2024 vintage.


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