Passito di Pantelleria DOC - Cimillìa

The king of Pantelleria wines, highly prized and with an ancient flavour. This is a true archeo-wine, present on the island for more than two thousand years, it is easy to get lost in its magical amber colour, in the infinity of aromas, perfumes, scents that emanate from the glass and finally on the palate in the complex flavours and nuances of this nectar of the gods.

The first harvest generally begins in mid-August in the earliest areas, where the grapes are carefully selected and used for natural drying in the sun, necessary for the production of Passito. The process lasts about 30-35 days, during which the grapes are turned several times to allow a homogeneous drying of the bunch. Then, in the small cellar, the manual destemming begins, grape by grape. The dried grapes will then be gradually placed in the must still in fermentation, coming from a second harvest: the dry raisins, in contact with the must, slowly rehydrate and release all the aromas and sugars that have accumulated during the drying process, prolonging the fermentation and raising the sugar level.

Like all the grapes of Pantelleria, the vineyard is managed only with the help of small motor cultivators or grass cutters, and under each gobelet vine only men can reach with a hoe. The harvest and every other operation on the vineyard are completely manual.