Marco De Bartoli "Bukkuram Sole d'Agosto" Passito di Pantelleria 375 mL
Grape: 100% Zibibbo
Ageing potential: Unlimited
Serving temperature and food pairing: Perfect with seasonal fruit, cream filled treats and pastries, dark chocolate. Serve at 12 - 16 degrees C.
The character of the sun-dried grapes allow us to portray a territory, with perfumes and flavors that only this magical island can express. This is a young, crisp and fruity passito, where the essential ingredient for this wine is ‘the sun of August’, the month during which Zibibbo grapes are laid down for sun-drying.
Marco de Bartoli worked for the large Marsala firm Cantine Pellegrino before taking over his mother’s estate in 1980. He is credited with single-handedly restoring the image of Marsala both within Italy and more recently internationally through his dedication to producing a ‘real’ Marsala of highest quality and concentration. He passed away in 2011 and his sons now run the business, which has expanded to include vineyards on the island of Pantelleria.