Principe Pallavicini Frascati 2025
Principe Pallavicini Frascati
Region: Lazio, Italy
Vintage: 2025
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Malvasia Puntinata, Greco, Malvasia
ABV: 12.5%
This wine is light straw-yellow in colour with youthful reflections. The nose has very delicate aromas of citrus fruit and blossom. On the palate, it is dry with refreshing acidity.
The vineyards are situated at 300 metres above sea level in the classic area of Castelli Romani, between the ancient volcanic area of southern Lazio and the city of Rome. Soils here are volcanic and particularly fertile. The vines are between 15 and 30 years old on average, planted at a density of approximately 4,000 per hectare and are Guyot and Geneva Double Curtain (GDC) trained.
Upon arrival at the winery, the hand-harvested grapes were crushed before undergoing a short pre-fermentation maceration on skins. Fermentation took place at controlled temperatures of between 14 and 16°C. The wine was then aged for a brief time in bottle.
The history of the Pallavicini family, who have owned land in the Lazio region for hundreds of years, is intertwined with that of Popes, Cardinals, Generals and Princes. The Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi on the Quirinal Hill in Rome is a clear testament to this remarkable ancestry. Among the Pallavicini’s proprieties is the Tenuta di Colonna, in the Castelli Romani area southeast of Rome. Here they have around 60 hectares of vines, of which about 50 are white varieties planted at an elevation of 200 metres on a combination of volcanic soils, calcareous clays and sand. The history of this area is even older than the Pallavicini family. According to legend, the Cretans built the first hilltop villages in Castelli Romani when they arrived in 1200 BC after being displaced by the Mycenaeans. The Principe Pallavicini winery is built over a Roman cistern and aqueduct, while Roman artefacts and remains can be regularly found everywhere on the estate.