In the glass
Aroma: fresh apricot, orange blossom, musk, jasmine
Palate: fresh peach, apricot, floral, light honey
The Moscato di Pantelleria is a lighter, fresher sweet wine style compared to the passito: Zibibbo grapes not fully dried produce a wine of floral freshness, bright apricot character and lower alcohol, ideal as an aperitivo or light dessert wine.
What it pairs with
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Granita di gelsi (mulberry granita)
Fresh floral and fruit sweetness mirrors the light freshness of Sicilian ices. -
Fresh fruit platter
Floral-apricot sweetness pairs naturally with fresh stone and tropical fruits. -
Pastries with pastry cream
The wine's gentle sweetness complements light cream-filled Sicilian pastries.
History
Pellegrino's Moscato di Pantelleria represents the lighter, more immediately accessible sweet wine from the island, using Zibibbo grapes not fully sun-dried. The appellation requires a minimum of 11% alcohol and allows a fresher, more floral expression than the concentrated Passito di Pantelleria style.
- 2000 — First Pellegrino Moscato di Pantelleria vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Cantine Pellegrino
- Grapes
- Zibibbo
- Classification
- Moscato di Pantelleria DOC
- Oak
- No oak; stainless steel
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- €14-22 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-8 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000