Passopisciaro Chardonnay Terre Siciliane IGT Contrada PC 2022 (750ml) *
Product price
$109.99
Description
Chardonnay grown at close to a thousand meters on the northern flank of Etna is an unusual proposition, and this bottling from Passopisciaro leans into that extreme elevation. Labeled Terre Siciliane IGT and drawn from the Contrada PC site, the 2022 is a single-vineyard wine aged in large casks and cement, a restrained approach that lets the mountain fruit speak.
The nose moves between cooked apple, sliced pear and candied citrus, with white flowers, apple blossom and a lift of spice and sandalwood. Medium to full in body, it carries crunchy, precise fruit and a nervous, electric tension, ripe lemon and melon rind edged by white pepper. The finish is where the site shows most clearly, firm and pleasantly bitter, with
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Producer | Passopisciaro |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
Love tasting this. Subtle cooked apples, sandalwood, white roses, apple blossoms and sliced pears on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied, this has precise, crunchy fruit and a spicy, pleasantly bitter aftertaste from the stone, ash and flint. From chardonnay planted at 950 meters of altitude. Drink or hold. (James Suckling, June 2025)
A bright yellow hue, the 2022 Bianco Contrada PC is a Chardonnay from the Contrada Passo Chianche, situated between 950 and 1000 meters in elevation. It was aged for 16 months in large Slavonian casks and cement tanks. This is an exceptional and structured wine, with profound saltiness and density, fantastic notes of pure, ripe lemon, white pepper, floral perfume, and ripe notes of melon rind, white peach, and salted citrus. Full-bodied, it has electric energy and persistence, as well as great tension and nervous energy throughout. Drink 2025-2037. Coming from the eponymous village in the north side of Etna, they will be certified organic next year. (Jeb Dunnuck, October 2025)
Made with Chardonnay that is cultivated at an extreme 900 to 1,000 meters above sea level, this is a very special wine. The Passopisciaro 2022 Contrada PC is very attractive off the bat with a beautiful combination of white flower, candied pear, spice and crushed stone. The wine offers intensity and brightness with a firm, almost salty finish. This 5,600-bottle release is fermented in oak casks and aged in wood for 10 months (with six months on the lees). (Wine Advocate, April 2025)