Passito di Pantelleria DOC "Nika" 2015
Nika
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Year: 2015
Hot year since May with phenological phases 10 days earlier than average. The month of July was very hot (the hottest ever recorded in Italy) and dry, causing a slight water stress on the vines which favoured the start of ripening. Temperatures remained high throughout the month of August and September, but some rainy days in this period ensured the grapes were able to ripen. and grapes to reach early maturation of exceptional quality.
Tasting
color:straw yellow with golden reflections.
perfume:dry elegant and complex, characterized by a great freshness accompanied by hints of bread crust, nuts, dried fruit and roses.
taste:Long finish with floral and spicy notes.
perlage:fine and persistent.
Awards
Luca Gardini
94+ points
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This wine is made using exclusively Zibibbo grapes, a variety of Egyptian grapes,
also known as Moscato d’Alessandria or Moscatellone, introduced in Sicily by the
Arabs.
Only on the island of Pantelleria, Zibibbo is able to achieve the best
quality: large, sweet berries, very intense perfume
Orientation of the vineyard
Orientation: West
Altitude
Altitude: 443 FASL
Size of the vines
Area: 2.7 ac
Density: 1,011 vines/ac
Density: 1,011 vines/ac
Vines and occupied area
100% Zibibbo
Type of attachment of the vine
Vineyard's attaching: Alberello Pantesco
UNESCO
Soil type by vine
Ground: Volcanic
History of wine
The wine of the Mediterranean Sea.
To the south of the western most tip of Sicily and closer to Africa than to Europe,
lies the “black pearl of the Mediterranean”, the volcanic island of Pantelleria. The
largest of all Sicilian islands it was the first stepping stone for the Arab invasion of
Sicily in the eighth century AD and it is told that its name derives from the Arabic
"Bent-el Riah" - Daughter of the Wind. Arabic influences are most evident: the
traditional houses, "Dammusi" (of which more later), were first built in the 10th
Century during Maghreb dominion and the two most famous local wines, Moscato
and Passito are made from Zibibbo grapes, which were imported by the Arabs,
and many Arabic place names remain. As the origin of the name might suggest,
the climate is dominated by the gentle breezes that blow almost continuously.
Being surrounded by the sea even if rainfalls are just 350mm in a year, the
agriculture is florid since the nightly moisture is collected through ingenious
agricultural architectures the Jardinu (the garden) and the holes beneath the vine
trees.
