CO HARBINE Passerina 2022 13%

Sensory characteristics

Straw yellow colour, slightly aromatic on the nose with floral and fruity notes, aromas of elderberry, grapefruit and ripe yellow pulp fruit. Clean, fresh taste with a light flavor. The acidic vein and flavor are balanced with an excellent structure.

 

Grape variety

Passerina

 

Origin and history of the vine

The name Passerina derives from the small size of the grapes and from the fact that sparrows show a particular predilection for its sweet and yellow grapes. Undervalued for many years, it has returned to the limelight for the quality of its grapes in pure vinification and blends.

 

Cultivation area
Orsogna 440m above sea level – 16 km from the Adriatic Sea and 16 km from the Maiella.

 

In the vineyard
Cultivated in huts (Abruzzo awning or pergola), the training method that most of all restores the vine to its natural vegetative development. In the huts, on a horizontal wire roof, the vine grows harmoniously and naturally and the leaves take in the wind and sun. Form of cultivation that cannot be mechanized and therefore linked to the manual skills and experience of the winemaker. The cultivation of vines in the huts will continue as long as the small peasant property survives.

 

In the cellar
100% biodynamic Demeter grapes.

 

Winemaking
Spontaneous fermentation works with what nature offers every year and relies on the strength and health of the territory and the vineyard to obtain grapes rich in yeasts essential for fermentation in the cellar. The spontaneous fermentation of wines is the fundamental condition for creating a wine capable of restoring the authentic flavors of a territory.
 

Pairings

To be appreciated with seafood cuisine, appetizers, fish soups, molluscs and crustaceans, baked fish, bank meats.

 

Service temperature

10-12°C