Pasqua 'PassioneSentimento' Passimento Rosso 2022/23, Veneto

This is one of our most popular Italian reds. It’s fantastically plush and full of flavour – all thanks to the ‘appassimento’ style of winemaking. This means the grapes are picked at the peak of their ripeness and left to dry in special crates until they’ve lost 30% of their volume. It concentrates all the sugars and flavours in the grapes, making the texture seriously lush and velvety. With this intensity you won’t believe the price. Think stewed plum, blackberry and juicy cherry flavour, with notes of violet and heady sweet spice. It’s fantastic with meat ragù piled over pasta.