Zanovello Selections
Fior d'Arancio DOCG Colli Euganei Passito
Our Fior d’Arancio DOCG Colli Euganei Passito is a wine with broad, enveloping aromas that make it one of the jewels in the crown of Ca’ Lustra Zanovello's production of sweet wines.
Fior d’Arancio, the variety of Yellow Muscat grape grown in the Euganean Hills, maintains a strongly Mediterranean, sunny and vigorous character. After drying, the bunches of Yellow Muscat grapes produce a full and elegant sweet Moscato.
Awards
- 2026Vitae, AIS: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2021 - 4 vines
- 2025The WineHunter Award: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2021 - Award Rosso
- 2025Touring Editore: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2020 - 4 stars
- 2024Gambero Rosso: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2019 - 2 glasses
- 2024Vitae, AIS: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2019 - 3 Vines
- 2023Gambero Rosso: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2018 - 2 glasses
- 2023Veronelli: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2018 - Sun prize, 93 points
- 2023Vitae, AIS: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2018 - 4 Vines
- 2021Touring Club e BioDiVino: Fior d’A. Passito 2017 - Gold Medal
- 2020AIS: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2017 - Tastevin Prize
- 2020Vitae, AIS: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2017 - 4 Vines
- 2020Gambero Rosso: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2017 - 2 Glasses
- 2019Gambero Rosso: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2016 - 2 Glasses
- 2019Touring Club e BioDiVino: Fior d’A. Passito 2016 - Gran Medaglia d’Oro
- 2018I Vini di Veronelli: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2015 - 93 points
- 2018L'Espresso: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2015 - Among the best Italian wines
- 2018Touring Editore: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2015 - 4 stars
- 2018Doctor Wine: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2015 - 92 points
- 2018Vitae, AIS: Fior d'Arancio Passito 2015 - 4 vines
- 2010Gambero Rosso: Fior d’Arancio Passito 2007 - 3 glasses
Information
- Grape varieties Fior d'Arancio
- Alcohol % vol 13
Technical Data
- Total acidity 7.15 g/l
- Sugar 187.2 g/l
- pH 4.08
- Total sulfites 19 mg/l
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Log inVintage notes
The year 2021 gave us balanced weather, a good grape load, a few surprises in the harvest and some good surprises.
Production batch
L848
- Amount 2920
- Bottle colour
- Capacity 0,5 l
- Typology Burgundy bottle 0,5 l
- Recycling indications View
Sensorial analysis
Our Fior d’Arancio Passito 2021 shows exceptional consistency in the glass, bright, with an amber yellow colour and coppery highlights. The bouquet is broad and highly complex: passion fruit, dried apricot, acacia honey, sweet spices such as cinnamon and cloves — all enveloped in a pronounced balsamic note that gives the aroma a remarkably fresh and inviting character. On the palate, it is pleasantly sweet, fresh and savory, with a uniquely balanced profile. The finish is dry and very persistent.
The history of Yellow Muscat grapes and Passito Fior D’Arancio
The Euganean Hills have always been a land with a vocation for Muscat grapes. Over time, the attention of winemakers has focused not only on White Muscat, but also on Yellow Muscat. A type of Muscat that expresses itself best in this area with its mild climate where there is no shortage of temperature excursions. A kind of Yellow Muscat, known here as Fior d’Arancio, owes its name to its unmistakable floral and citrus scents. In 2011, Fior d’Arancio was awarded DOCG Colli Euganei status.
Our Passito Fior D’Arancio is a natural wine that reflects our choice of certified organic wine production. The care with which we produce it emerges from the very first moments: the harvest is done by hand so that the grapes arrive in the cellar laid out in small crates to be subsequently selected. We choose only bunches with perfectly intact, dry and ripe grapes to be placed on racks to dry.
Pairings
Our Fior d’Arancio Passito is intense and complex and can be defined as a meditation wine. It is perfect for pairing with dry pastries and seasoned or blue cheeses. We recommend serving at 14-16°C.
