Pasqua Famiglia Pasqua Passimento Veneto 2010
Pasqua Famiglia Pasqua Passimento Veneto 2010 is a 750mL Veneto IGT red from Verona, Italy — a blend of Merlot (40%), Corvina (30%) and Croatina (30%) made by the appassimento method, with hand-picked grapes dried in wooden crates in a fruttaio until they lose about 30% of their water. It is the founding wine of Pasqua's Romeo & Juliet project, and as the 2010 vintage it is a mature bottle to drink now. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Size: 750mL
- Vintage: 2010
- Blend: Merlot 40%, Corvina 30%, Croatina 30% (official tech sheet)
- Method: Appassimento — grapes dried in wooden crates, about 30% water loss, vinified separately in steel and blended
- Origin: Eastern Valpolicella area, Verona, Veneto, Italy
- Producer: Pasqua (founded 1925, Verona)
The Romeo & Juliet Wine of Verona
Pasqua, founded in Verona in 1925 and still family-led, dedicated this wine to its home city and its famous lovers: the label reproduces photographer Gio Martorana's shot of the message-covered wall in Juliet's courtyard. The winemaking borrows Amarone's signature trick at a lighter touch — a shorter drying that concentrates the fruit and softens the wine rather than building a powerhouse. Trade coverage dates the Passimento debut to 2011, making this 2010 the first vintage of the line. Browse more Italian reds on our red wine shelf, explore the wider wine range, or visit the Pasqua vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep ruby red. Nose: Intense, concentrated black and red cherry with leather and spice hints, per the producer's profile for the wine. Palate: Layered and rounded, with velvety tannins and a long finish. A sound 2010 today will show more developed, tertiary character than the young wine's profile.
How to Enjoy
Drink it now — this is a mature bottle, not a cellaring candidate — with red meat, game or aged cheese, the producer's own pairings for the wine.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Passimento" mean? It is Pasqua's name for its take on appassimento: partially drying the grapes (here, about 30% water loss) before fermentation to concentrate flavour, in the Veronese Amarone tradition but for a shorter period.
What grapes are in it? Merlot, Corvina and Croatina — an international variety blended with two local Veronese grapes, in the proportions on Pasqua's official tech sheet.
Should a 2010 still be cellared? No. Passimento was designed as an accessible, early-drinking appassimento red; the 2010 is fully mature and should be enjoyed now, with condition and storage history mattering more than further ageing.
Verona's love-letter red, fully mature — order Pasqua Passimento 2010 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.