Chiusa Grande

Passerina

An indigenous varietal of Marche and Abruzzo, Passerina is an addictive wine, a beauty hiding in the middle of the white wine spectrum. It’s gently floral character of lily and apple blossom is perched over a core of fresh apple and pear and white peach notes. The palate offers this food perfect, delicately balanced abundance of fresh, crisp pear and red apple supported by that signature Italian almond like note so many white varieties of the peninsula enjoy. This wine is a touch more textural than one might expect for an Italian white at this price, enjoying 24 hours of skin contact before being racked to ferment. This wine is lovely with white fish, mild cheeses, and anything else that suits a sunny day, al fresco. Classical for its country of origin but universal in it’s drinkability.
Italy
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Pescara, Abruzzo

Appellation:  Passerina IGT

Varietal/Blend:  100% Passerina

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard:  Sourced from vines planted between 1985 and 2010 in clay-rich soils at 75–150 meters elevation, Chiusa Grande Passerina reflects the moderate Mediterranean climate of Abruzzo’s diverse vineyards, offering a true sense of place and varietal character.

Cellar: Following 24 hours of maceration and oxygenation, the grapes are pressed and fermented with indigenous yeast under temperature control in stainless steel vats. The wine is aged for six months in stainless steel tanks before release.

CSPC:  797857

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Chiusa Grande
Passerina

Region:  Pescara, Abruzzo

Appellation:  Passerina IGT

Italy
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
An indigenous varietal of Marche and Abruzzo, Passerina is an addictive wine, a beauty hiding in the middle of the white wine spectrum. It’s gently floral character of lily and apple blossom is perched over a core of fresh apple and pear and white peach notes. The palate offers this food perfect, delicately balanced abundance of fresh, crisp pear and red apple supported by that signature Italian almond like note so many white varieties of the peninsula enjoy. This wine is a touch more textural than one might expect for an Italian white at this price, enjoying 24 hours of skin contact before being racked to ferment. This wine is lovely with white fish, mild cheeses, and anything else that suits a sunny day, al fresco. Classical for its country of origin but universal in it’s drinkability.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Passerina

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard:  Sourced from vines planted between 1985 and 2010 in clay-rich soils at 75–150 meters elevation, Chiusa Grande Passerina reflects the moderate Mediterranean climate of Abruzzo’s diverse vineyards, offering a true sense of place and varietal character.

Cellar: Following 24 hours of maceration and oxygenation, the grapes are pressed and fermented with indigenous yeast under temperature control in stainless steel vats. The wine is aged for six months in stainless steel tanks before release.

CSPC:  797857

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Pescara, Abruzzo

Appellation:  Passerina IGT

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Passerina

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  797857

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Rajat Parr & Sashi Moorman in the vineyard

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

joe@vinoalvino.ca

Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South

Kerrie Gavin

306-290-0277

kerrie@vinoalvino.ca