In the glass
Aroma: apricot, orange blossom, honey, volcanic mineral
Palate: candied citrus, dried apricot, floral honey, volcanic minerals
Hauner's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is the benchmark for this rare Aeolian appellation: sun-dried Malvasia di Lipari producing a wine of extraordinary floral complexity, apricot sweetness and the distinctive volcanic mineral character of the island of Salina.
What it pairs with
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Sicilian cassata with ricotta and marzipan
The wine's floral-honeyed sweetness and volcanic mineral depth are the perfect companion to Sicily's most elaborate dessert. -
Aged Ragusano with Aeolian capers
The wine's sweetness and mineral notes bridge the sharp aged cheese and the briny island capers. -
Granita di bergamotto (bergamot granita)
Floral apricot sweetness and volcanic mineral notes mirror the citrus-bitter complexity of bergamot granita.
History
Carlo Hauner arrived on Salina from Germany in the 1960s as a painter and graphic artist, fell in love with the island and its wines, and established Hauner in 1963. He revived the traditional sun-drying of Malvasia di Lipari grapes that had been in decline, producing the wine that would define Malvasia delle Lipari DOC as a serious dessert wine appellation. The estate is now run by his son Carlo Jr.
- 1963 — Hauner estate founded on Salina; Malvasia delle Lipari revived
- 1979 — Malvasia delle Lipari DOC officially established, partly as a result of Hauner's advocacy
- 1995 — Hauner Passito wins Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri; Aeolian wines gain international recognition
Facts
- Producer
- Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)
- Grapes
- Malvasia di Lipari (95%), Corinto Nero (5%)
- Classification
- Malvasia delle Lipari Passito DOC
- Oak
- No oak; stainless steel; sun-dried on mats for 15-20 days
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- €30-50 at retail (375ml)
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1975