L'Acadie Vineyards Passito 2021
L'Acadie Vineyards
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Blend: 86% Marechal Foch, 14% Estate Leon Millot (68% dried)
Ripasso methods
Certified Organic by Pro-Cert
Harvest: October 19, 2020 at 23.8 Brix
Aged 18 months in seasoned American oak barrels
Bottled June, 2022
Ageing: ageing on cork will continue to soften acidity and marry flavours well into its 10th birthday (2030).
ABV: 13.3%
Winemaker Notes
Passito is named for the art of drying grapes after harvest for elevated intensity and roundness in our cool
climate red wine. We started drying freshly picked grapes on October 19 and used a controlled flow of air over the berries for 10 days, monitoring sugar concentration and quality development every day. We follow the age-old appassimento traditions of ripasso winemaking made famous in northern Italy using a double fermentation on the dried skins. We researched this red wine style for five years at Kentville Research and Development Centre in the winery’s early years and find parallels with the dried fig
characters that Italian versions have. The 2020 Passito is a blend of Marechal Foch and Estate Leon Millot with 68% dried grapes at 25.2 Brix and ripasso methods of dried grape skin and lees contact.
Winemaker Notes
Passito is named for the art of drying grapes after harvest for elevated intensity and roundness. We started drying harvested organic Estate Leon Millot on October 28 and used a controlled flow of air over clusters for 30 days, monitoring sugar concentration and quality development every day.
Traditional appassimento methods of ripasso winemaking are famous in northern Italy using double fermentation on dried skins. We researched this red wine style for five years at Kentville Research and Development Centre in the winery’s early years and find parallels to dried fig characters of Italian versions.
The 2021 Passito is a blend of Marechal Foch from two vintages, 2021 and 2016, and Estate Leon Millot dried to 25 Brix. Matured 12 months in American oak barrels. The goal is to develop round tannins during barrel aging with balanced subtle oak flavour. Bottled May 2023. Dry with notes of cherry, cocoa, cracked pepper and soft tannins.
