Christmas 2023: Casali Viticultori launches Invernaia Spergola Passito The rolling hills of Scandia create a unique passito in Limited Edition

The constant experimentation and innovation of Casali Viticultori has led, already at the end of the last century, to the production in these lands of a passito from grapes coming from the foothills area of Scandiano, which offers views characterized by a gentle succession of hills where the vines enjoy optimal climatic conditions.

Thus was born a sweet wine unique in charm, Invernaia Passito Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOP, an excellence that originates from a careful selection of Spergola bunches, slightly dried and harvested by hand in small boxes.

The precious temperature range, the privileged exposure to sunlight and the rich composition of the soil are the fundamental characteristics that guarantee high quality production.

This wine becomes part of the Invernaia collection, the line of still wines that bring together the values of the territory of the province of Reggio Emilia, enclosed in an hourglass.

The name recalls the evolution and maturation in the cellar during the winter, a necessary wait to obtain high quality wines. Linked by their fragrance and minerality, they combine freshness and balance to be combined with the innovative dishes of modern Italian cuisine.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET WINTER SPERGOLA PASSITO

Bright golden yellow in colour, the nose offers persuasive hints of ripe yellow-fleshed fruit, hints of honey, dried fruit and a very delicate final sweet spiciness leading to an intense, elegant taste with a certain personality with softness and freshness in perfect balance.

NAME: Colli di Scandiano and Canossa DOP

TYPE: sweet passito white wine

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Spergola

SOIL: calcareous - clayey

HARVEST: late harvest

VINIFICATION: manual harvesting of the grapes in small boxes and final drying on racks to dehydrate the grapes with an increase in sugar content. Soft pressing, alcoholic fermentation and aging for about a year in barrique

COLOR: bright golden yellow

BOUQUET: deep and complex olfactory bouquet, hints of honey, candied citrus fruits, dried figs, apricot and peach in syrup with a minty herbaceous note

TASTE: sip consistent with the sense of smell, sweet and balanced, fresh and harmonious, characterized by a very long fruity finish with aromas of fig and candied fruit

PAIRING: dry pastries, tarts with jam, Sicilian cassata, blue or long-matured cheeses.