Sip into Sweet Bliss with L’Arte Contadina Malvasia Passito 2015: A Must-Try Italian Delight!
The 2015 Arte Contadina Malvasia Passito Colli Piacentini from the Enrico Loschi winery is an amazing wine, a real jewel in the world of wine, an old wine made in a simple way but with a rare elegance.
Without a doubt, it is one of the most interesting dessert wines in all of Italy.
It has a strange aroma and a richness of aromas that is hard to believe, and its freshness and energy are unmatched. And as a description, we are almost there: wine to be framed, that’s it, mom throws out the pasta.
How it is produced
In reality, there is a lot to say about the Arte Contadina Malvasia Passito Colli Piacentini 2015, because despite being a wine made as it once was, without pretense or oenological tricks of technique, it is all substance and has its roots in the most splendid Malvasia dei Colli Piacentini.
After the grape bunches have been dried for a long time to concentrate the sugars, the wine is made from them with native yeasts. The wine is then aged in small wooden barrels. The vintage in question is 2015, but we are talking about a wine that has the potential to age for 20 years since it is sweet and fresh.
The vineyards are in the heart of the Val d’Arda, between Vigoleno and Castell’Arquato. This area has been known for its good wines since the time of Sante Lancerio, the famous bottler of Pope Paul III. Altitude and silty-sandy soils to favor the acidity of the grapes, a minimum temperature range, and then the sensitivity of a winemaker—all in one piece. If you have never tried it, you still don’t know how fascinating Malvasia Piacenza can be.
The bouquet
Wide nose in the aromatic breath; very clean, spicy, rich in ripe fruity references; warm spices such as saffron and nutmeg. Refoli of pepper, dried fruit, candied ginger, apricots dipped in honey, and endless flowers There would be hundreds of perfumes to discover, but what matters is that they are all marked with elegance and precision, without forcing and without ever leading to redundancy or exaggeration. The wood is also functional and never expands too much. Finesse is the watchword.
The taste of peasant art Malvasia Passito Colli Piacentini 2015
In the mouth, it is consistent with the nose; the flavors are a cornucopia of exotic fruits: ripe peaches and ginger, with lemons on the side. The acidity is still intense and gives dynamism and smoothness to the sip, which is rightly sweet and sugary in terms of consistency and persistence.
But in this honeycomb of sweetness, acid brushstrokes and peaks of iodized minerality make this Malvasia always interesting and never boring, repetitive, or an end in itself.
The structure and alcohol are not light, but the pleasantness is incredible.
Overall, it is a great dessert wine, one of the deepest in terms of aromatic volume but also in terms of measure and cleanliness. The dance between sweetness and acidity is in constant search for balance, and this game of roles does nothing but give consistency to the wine.
Masterpiece.
Pairings
Pair it with chocolate cupcakes, cheesecakes, ciambella, Tiramisù or chocolate salami.