Pascena Moscadello di Montalcino DOC Vendemmia Tardiva 2018 375ml
A sweet late-harvest white wine made from white Muscat, whose grapes dry on the vine (appassimento) — a wine with roots reaching back to the Renaissance, from the largest certified organic estate in Tuscany.
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Intense notes of ripe pears and quinces, apricot and peach, alongside grapefruit, kumquat, a hint of elderflower, the finest botrytis and puff pastry.
Palate
Opulent and powerful, with rich rose and nutmeg notes beside concentrated fruit; the finish reveals honey, vanilla, candied orange peel and sponge cake — 117 g/l of residual sugar meet 5.2 g/l of fresh acidity.
Character
A sweet wine full of grace and density, elegantly balancing depth, power, sweetness and freshness.
Pairing
The ideal finale with blue cheeses, apricot or quince desserts and fruity tarts — or enjoyed solo as a dessert wine.
Notes
The harvest takes place in several passes on the Sant'Angelo hill (south-south-west exposure), picking only those grapes that have reached the perfect degree of drying; fermentation is halted by cooling in order to preserve the natural sweetness.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Bright straw yellow with golden reflections – even in the glass, the concentration of the appassimento announces itself.
Nose
Intense and inviting: ripe pears and quinces, apricot and peach, accompanied by the citrus freshness of grapefruit and kumquat. A hint of elderflower, the finest botrytis and a note of puff pastry lend depth and nobility to the bouquet.
Palate
Opulent and powerful, with a generous 117 g/l residual sugar, precisely balanced by 5.2 g/l acidity. Here the Muscat heritage emerges clearly: roses and nutmeg alongside concentrated fruit. A wine full of grace and density, in which sweetness and freshness find a finely calibrated balance.
Finish
Long and multi-layered: the fruit combines with honey, vanilla, candied orange peel and sponge cake to create a warm, almost ethereal finale.
Terroir & origin
The white Muscat grows on the Sant’Angelo hill in Montalcino with a south-south-west exposure – in the heart of the landscape that Col d’Orcia cultivates with 142 hectares of vines in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Val d’Orcia. Since 2010, the estate has been the largest certified organic winery in Tuscany.
Grape variety & vinification
Moscadello has roots in Montalcino dating back to the Renaissance. Drying takes place as appassimento on the vine: over several passes through the vineyard, only those grapes with the right degree of drying are harvested each time. Gentle pressing, slow fermentation at 16 °C in stainless steel; fermentation is halted by cooling in order to preserve the natural sweetness. Bottled on 8 February 2023.
Food recommendations
A natural companion at the table to blue cheeses such as Gorgonzola dolce, to foie gras or to classic Tuscan sweets – such as Cantucci and Panforte. Also a meditative conclusion to a meal when enjoyed on its own.
Special features
Col d’Orcia, known for its rigorous Brunello aged in large Slavonian casks, reveals its sweet side here: the Pascena proves that, in the shadow of Sangiovese, a dessert wine tradition from the Renaissance lives on with undiminished precision – a Vendemmia Tardiva with Renaissance pedigree, bottled in the handy 375 ml bottle.
