Bukkuram Sole D' Agosto - Passito Di Pantelleria D.O.C.- Marco De Bartoli

Bukkuram, from the Arabic “father of the vineyard”, is the name defining the area of Pantelleria preferred in ancient Arab times for the cultivation of Zibibbo grapes (Muscat of Alexandria). It is here, on the only plateau with a South-West exposure on the island, that Marco De Bartoli has both vineyard and winery located, on an area of almost five hectares of land at 200 m above sea level, and where the wine cellar is located in a historic dammuso (typical farmhouse) from the 18th century. The vines for the Bukkuram Sole d' Agosto sweet wine have an age of 40-55 years and grow in the rich volcanic soil on the island.

Sole d’Agosto means the sun in August and refers to the vinification process for this wine, where part of the grapes are harvested in August and left to dry in the sun (Passito) for two weeks, while the remaining grapes go on maturing on the vines up to September for the making of the base wine that, after fermentation with wild yeasts, is macerated for about three months with the sun-dried grapes that additional bring sugar and aromas to the wine. After a passage in oak barrels for 6 months the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks before bottling.