Casale del Giglio - Aphrodisium Passito 2020 (500ml)

Tasting Notes: The Casale del Giglio Aphrodisium Passito is a dessert wine made of late harvest and very ripe Petit Manseng, Viognier, Greco and Fiano grapes. In the glass it shows a brilliant golden-yellow color. Fresh, floral notes of peach and orange blossom on the nose are followed by ripe juicy peach, citrus fruit, and honey. Luscious and seductive on the palate, a refreshing mineral crispness balances the sweetness of this delicious nectar. There is a return of citrus fruit on the long finish.

Estate History: As a child the fields of the family estate, Casale del Giglio, were nothing more to Antonio Santarelli than a place where he could spend carefree; but all that changed when he joined his father Dino in the family business. By then, a shrewd twenty-five-year-old, he knew instinctively that their unconventional land in the Agro Pontino valley, some 30 miles south of Rome, offered a unique opportunity to have free rein and experiment with the planting of close to 60 different experimental vines.