Late Harvest Passito

IGT TOSCANA ROSATO

PASSITO | IGT TOSCANA ROSATO

Vintage	2018
Certification	IGT Toscana Rosato
Grape Varieties	Sangiovese, trebbiano and other Tuscan grapes
Alcohol Content	13.5%
Bottle Size	500ml
Wine Type	Dessert wine
Serving Temp.	15°C
Ideal Pairings	Patries, biscuits, cakes and aged cheeses

Tasting Notes

Passito wine is a luscious, dessert-style wine made from grapes that have been naturally dried to concentrate their sugars and flavors. This process, known as “appassimento,” enhances the wine’s richness, resulting in a deep golden to amber hue and an intense bouquet of dried fruits, honey, and floral notes. On the palate, Passito wines offer a perfect balance between sweetness and acidity, with flavors of apricots, figs, candied citrus, and delicate spice. Often aged in oak barrels, they develop complex aromas of vanilla. Best enjoyed as a dessert wine, Passito pairs beautifully with blue cheeses, pastries, or simply sipped on its own for a luxurious tasting experience.

Passito

Region of Origin

Located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast, Tuscany is home to some of the world’s most notable wine regions. Toscana IGT is the most famous – and the most commonly used – of Italy’s Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) titles. The geographical region it indicates is, in short, Tuscany. Toscana IGT wines can be made in any village in any of Tuscany’s 10 provinces.

The Grapes

Passito wine is a sweet wine obtained through the vinification of grapes harvested later than in normal harvests. The grapes destined for drying are left on the vine for longer to ensure that the water evaporates and that the concentration of sugars in the grape is greater. The harvest for sweet wines is carried out at the end of October, instead of August-September. Passito IGT Toscana Rosato is made with the blend of red and white grapes grown in Tuscany.

Altezza Winery
in San Gimignano

In the heart of Tuscany, in San Gimignano—the medieval city of a hundred towers—stands Cantina Altezza.

Perched on a hill that seems to touch the sky, it embodies the very essence of its name: a privileged vantage point from which the gaze drifts across the majestic towers of the city.

Here, where the beauty of nature intertwines with tradition, wine is not just a product but a story of family, passion, and terroir.