Founding wine and starting point of the Romeo&Juliet project; a red wine like love and passion. A blend of Corvina and Croatina with a percentage of Merlot, which the drying period renders velvetier still.
The grapes are picked by hand and left to dry in wooden crates in the drying loft. There, by means of humidity control and air circulation, the grapes lose around 30% of water content and achieve high sugar concentration.
Given that the grapes have differing ageing times, vinification takes place separately in steel tanks; thus the blend is created at the end of this process. PassioneSentimento is aged in oak tonneau barrels for 6 months.
Wine Enthusiast Review (Best Buy):
This blend of Corvina, Croatina and Merlot, which are then dried, leaps out of the glass with concentrated aromas of black-plum compote, fig, espresso, black tea and baking spices. The lush palate coats the palate as blackberry jam and tart red cherries pop with hints of pepper, tobacco and turned earth, finishing with a soft and supple ease. -J.P.
