Bukkuram Passito 2012

Padre della Vigna is the top-tier bottling from Marco de Bartoli's Bukkuram estate on the island of Pantelleria, released only in select vintages when conditions allow full ripeness. The Zibibbo vines — planted between 1950 and 1970 in Contrada Bukkuram on the southwest face of the island — grow as low, free-standing bush vines (vite ad alberello pantesco) on volcanic, terraced slopes at roughly 200 meters above sea level. UNESCO recognized this bush-vine system as Intangible Agricultural Heritage in 2014. Vine density is 2,500 per hectare with yields capped at 25 hectoliters per hectare.

The harvest runs from mid-August through the first week of September. Half the fruit is hand-picked in August and laid on woven mats within thick volcanic-stone enclosures to dry in the sun for a minimum of three weeks, concentrating sugars and aromatics. The remaining half is left on the vines to continue ripening until September. Once fermentation of the fresh grapes begins, the sun-dried raisined grapes are added and macerate together for up to three months, until a natural balance between alcohol and residual sugar is achieved. The 2012 vintage carries 194.7 g/L residual sugar and 6.5 g/L total acidity, with total sulfur at 99 mg/L.

Following fermentation and extended maceration, the wine ages for 42 months in French oak barriques (225L) followed by six months in stainless steel before bottling. The result is deep mahogany-amber in color. Aromas run toward dried apricot, dates, candied orange peel, espresso, cardamom, and nougat, with a persistent saline mineral thread running through the palate. Sweetness is anchored by a live, citrus-driven acidity that prevents heaviness. Bottled in 500ml format.

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Important Compliance Requirements

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Re-shipping a Package

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If you'd like to receive a refund for a package that was returned to us after FedEx made three delivery attempts, we can do that but we must keep a $20 refund fee; FedEx charges us a lot of money for returns, unfortunately, I can't stress this enough.

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Heat/Frost damage

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**If delivery is attempted 3 times without success, or if you fail to retrieve your package from the carrier depot by the stated deadline, the shipping fee will not be refunded to the customer.

Returns Policy

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please contact us at (424) 414-2040 or via e-mail at hello@primalwine.com between 9 am and 5 pm Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Sunday, we would like to understand and try to solve your concerns. We can offer refunds only as store credit.