2020 Carpineti 'Nzu' Nero Buono Lazio IGT cherchi a moscato passito of Pantelleria

a moscato passito of Pantelleria proud to have awaken from a long hibernation the interest for a dessert wine that even Greek mythology counts among its legends

There are few producers to have stayed true to the origins of the wine

breezes from the Tyrrhenian Sea

but pan-fried and slowly hydrated

and whipped fennel pollen butter

2020 Carpineti 'Nzu' Nero Buono Lazio IGT cherchi a moscato passito of PantelleriaLazio is the region surrounding Rome and, as does the rest of Italy, has a long history of winemaking, though the wines remain relatively obscure. Lazio is actually a fascinating land with limestone and volcanic soils. Here, producers were making natural minimal intervention wines for export before it was trendy. Carpineti is a small family run operation in the town of Cori, a Medieval town in the forgotten hills of Lazio. Just about 50km outside of