About this wine
Cantina Mazzarri's flagship wine: Aleatico Passito dell'Elba DOCG, made from the aromatic red Aleatico grape, hand-harvested in late August/early September and dried before pressing to concentrate sugar and aroma. Elba's Aleatico Passito is Tuscany's eighth (and one of its smallest) DOCG appellations. Vintages have shown a garnet color with jammy nuances, notes of fig, blueberry and blackberry, and a long finish of rosemary and resin.
Elba's signature sweet red — a great introduction to the appassimento style.
Sommelier's Note
"This is the wine that put a five-hectare family estate on Tuscany's DOCG map — don't skip it."
Food Pairings
A classic match for dark chocolate desserts, aged pecorino, and dried fruit or nut-based sweets; also enjoyable on its own as a meditation wine.
When to drink it
Dessert course, after-dinner sipping, special celebrations.
Specs
- Grape Varieties
- Aleatico
- Style
- Sweet
- Price Range
- No confirmed producer-specific price found; comparable Elba Aleatico Passito wines retail for roughly €17-50 in Europe depending on producer and format — estimated at $30-45 if imported to Japan (reference estimate only)
Terroir & Winemaking
Aleatico grapes are harvested by hand in late August to early September and left to dry (appassimento) before fermentation, concentrating sugars and aromatics; the result is a naturally sweet red passito with notable residual sugar.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What grape is Aleatico Passito dell'Elba made from?
- Aleatico, an aromatic red grape variety, dried after harvest to concentrate sugar and aroma before fermentation.
- Is Aleatico Passito dell'Elba a DOCG wine?
- Yes — it is Tuscany's eighth DOCG and one of the smallest in the region.
- What does Cantina Mazzarri's Aleatico Passito taste like?
- Garnet-colored with jammy fruit, notes of fig, blueberry and blackberry, and a long finish of rosemary and resin.
- What food pairs with Aleatico Passito?
- Dark chocolate desserts, aged pecorino cheese, and dried fruit or nut-based sweets.
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