- 100% Moscato harvested slightly later than the grapes used for La Spinetta’s Moscato wine
- Vines planted to calcareous, sandy marl soils at 300 meters above sea level
- Fruit is picked and then placed in the cellar for drying
- Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation n French oak barrels, followed by at least 86 months of aging
- Bottle-aged for 3 months
- First vintage in 1998
- Average annual production: 2,000 bottles
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2016
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Variety:
Muscat
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Organic - USDA/NOPÿ
Sizes Available
| Half Liter | IT-RIP-80-16F | 6/500ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2026-10-22
"The 2016 Passito Oro, La Spinetta's late-harvest wine, is laced with dried apricot, hazelnut, dried flowers and spice. It sees long aging in barrel that confers lightly oxidative, Vin Santo-like nuances. This is an intriguing sweet wine to say the least."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2013
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-08-11
2013
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2022-09-02
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-08-11
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2022-09-02