Giuseppe Quintarelli Passito Bianco Amabile del Cere 2007 (375ml)

Italy’s equivalent of Château Yquem, this incarnation of their famous “Bandito” dessert wine celebrated its tenth birthday last year in Quintarelli’s cellar prior to release. If you want to give something truly special and one of a kind to a wine lover who has it all, look no further.

A blend of Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Sauvignon Bianco, Chardonnay, Saorin.

 Harvested before most other grapes, at the end of August and beginning of September, after which grapes sit in wooden boxes or on rush mats. Grapes are pressed at the end of January/beginning of February when noble rot has developed on 30% to 40% of the grapes. Fermentation starts with indigenous yeasts after 20 days and last approximately 50 days. The wine is aged in French oak barrels (Limousin, Allier, Tronçais) for five to six years, during which alcoholic fermentation continues.

The rarest of all the Quintarelli wines, it is named after a lost barrel that was hidden under food stores and undiscovered during a Nazi raid of the property during WWII. The barrel was discovered years later and the wine had aged beautifully.