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"NES"

Wine: Late harvest
Region: Sicilia

Description

"Nes" is the Passito di Pantelleria DOC of the Pellegrini winery. It is a very good typical example of this style of wine, characterized by the sweet aromas of nuts and caramel. The grapes are naturally sundried and then fermented to produce this amazing sweet wine.

Colour: Deep gold colour.
Aroma: Candied citrus fruits and apricots, with balsamic character and sweet spices notes (vanilla, cinnamon).
Taste The wine is sweet, full-bodied with a long-lasting finish based on beeswax and dried apricot aromas.

Alcohol: 14,5%

Grape
: Zibibbo

Ageing: 10 months in stainless steel tanks.

Winery

Founded in 1880, the Pellegrino family's vineyards stretch for more than 300 hectares across different types of soils and microclimates. In over 135 years, Pellegrino winery has gained a deep knowledge of Sicily lands, improving the best suited techniques for the promotion of the indigenous grapes of Sicily.

Pairings

Wine pairing notes

This elegant dessert is dominated by the floral notes of the hawthorn and of the osmanthus. Both of these floral notes bring into the dish an aromatic herbal note that refresh the mouthful and create an elegant complex aftertaste.

The "Nes" Passito di Pantelleria of Pelegrino winery brings into the pairing the smoothness and sweet aromas of dried apricots and caramel. The wine balance the herbal notes of the flowers and ensure a long-lasting finish characterized by the combination of the floral aromas and the sweet spicies of the wine.

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