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A rich, smooth Veneto IGT red, about 60% Merlot and 40% Corvina, with part of the grapes dried before pressing. Plum, raisin and vanilla over soft tannins, at 14% alcohol. One UK shop sells the 2024, at £15.95.
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Plum, raisin and vanilla from a Merlot and Corvina blend with part of the grapes dried before pressing. Soft tannins, 14% alcohol and a touch of sweetness in the fruit.
Plum and raisin lead, with blackberry behind them. Vanilla and a sweet oak note sit on top, the mark of a short spell in barrel. That oaky, vanilla edge is the note drinkers pick out most, with dark fruit second.
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ChocolateFull and supple. About six parts Merlot to four parts Corvina, with some of the bunches left to dry before pressing, so the fruit tastes concentrated and carries a touch of sweetness. The tannins are soft and the acidity stays lifted, which keeps all that ripe fruit from turning heavy. At 14% it carries its weight well.
Warm and smooth, on dried fig and prune, with a trace of chocolate and spice left by the oak.
A bold, fruity red to open now, made for people who like plenty of ripe fruit and no hard edges. The 2024 comes from a rainy spring and a hot summer in Veneto and drinks best between 2025 and 2028. Passori is a brand label, not an estate wine.
One UK shop lists the 2024, at £15.95, so there is no price to compare. That sits in the usual band for a Veneto IGT dried-grape red.
Strongest as a beginner-friendly red and at the table with roasts and braises, where its soft Merlot and Corvina fruit does the work.
Merlot-led, soft, fruity and with a touch of sweetness: one of the easiest Italian reds for someone who finds Chianti or Barolo too dry.
Soft tannins, lifted acidity and ripe plum fruit suit roasts, braises and cheese, but 14% alcohol and sweet fruit rule out hot spice and raw fish.
Well under twenty pounds, easy to like and happy with a midweek stew or pie, though 14% alcohol makes it a weekend wine for some.
At £15.95 it sits in the usual UK band for a Veneto IGT dried-grape red: fair value for the style, not a bargain.
A brand label at IGT level rather than a named estate or a DOCG, so it is a roast-dinner red, not a bottle for a big occasion.
A Veneto IGT with no ageing rule, a short spell in oak and fruit built for drinking young; best between 2025 and 2028.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Veneto denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
A rainy, cool spring, a hot summer and a milder September with cool nights. The grapes came in ripe and healthy. Drink the 2024 from 2025 to 2028.
A rainy, cool spring in Veneto gave way to a hot summer and a milder September with cool nights. The grapes came in ripe and healthy. Drink the 2024 from 2025 to 2028.
A rainy, cool spring in Veneto gave way to a hot summer and a milder September with cool nights. The grapes came in ripe and healthy. Drink the 2024 from 2025 to 2028.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Passori is a brand label whose trademark 10 International filed in 2014, not an estate. Anthony Gismondi called the 2016 "a big red for the price" and scored it 87.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Veneto is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Veneto IGT is the region-wide label, so the grapes can come from anywhere in Veneto.
Drying some of the bunches loses water and weight, so each bottle of Passori needs more grapes than a standard Veneto Merlot. The fruit also waits longer before it reaches the press.
The brief oak ageing that gives Passori its vanilla and spice adds barrel and cellar time, though it is short, so the cost is modest.
Veneto IGT lets the Merlot come from anywhere in the region and sets no ageing minimum, so grapes and cellar time cost less than for a Valpolicella Ripasso. Veneto made about 11.7 million hectolitres in 2024, roughly 27% of Italy's wine and more than any other region.
Passori is a trademark of 10 International, a Surrey wine company, on sale since 2014 and now sold in the UK, Canada, the US and Singapore. A brand label carries no single estate's land cost.
Of the £15.95 bottle, about £5.90 is tax: duty of £3.22 at 14% alcohol plus VAT of about £2.66.
Dishes that go with this wine
Soft tannins, 14% alcohol and sweet plum fruit want slow-cooked lamb, a Sunday roast or a blue cheese. Keep Passori away from hot curry and raw fish.
A 14% Veneto red with soft tannins and sweet plum fruit needs a dish with the same weight. A lamb shank or a beef stew cooked for hours has it. The dried-fruit side of the Merlot and Corvina blend sits inside the gravy rather than fighting it.
Try with: Lamb shank · Beef stew · Brasato al Barolo · Venison Stew
Roast beef, roast lamb and a suet-crust pie all bring fat, and the lifted acidity in this Corvina-Merlot blend cuts through it. The soft tannins do not dry the meat out, so the wine stays smooth from first slice to last.
Try with: Sunday Roast Beef · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · Shepherd's Pie · Steak and Kidney Pie · More pairings →
Lasagne and a long-cooked ragu share the wine's own notes: ripe plum, a little spice and a sweet, slow-cooked depth. The dried-grape richness of a Veneto red like Passori echoes the sauce, so the match feels like one dish rather than two.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · More pairings →
Salty cheese makes the ripe fruit in this Merlot-led red taste even sweeter, which is the classic trick behind blue cheese and a dried-grape wine. The soft tannins mean nothing turns bitter against a strong cheddar either.
Try with: Blue cheese · Strong cheddar cheese · Cheese board
A sweet barbecue glaze flattens most dry reds, but Passori has a touch of sweetness of its own, so the two meet level. Char on a ribeye picks up the smoky, oaky edge that drinkers notice most in this Veneto blend.
Try with: Ribeye steak · Sirloin steak · BBQ ribs · Fiorentina steak · More pairings →
Chilli heat makes 14% alcohol burn, and a hot green or fish curry turns this ripe Veneto red harsh. Raw fish and oysters clash with its oak and sweet fruit. A sweet-and-sour sauce out-sweetens the wine and leaves it tasting flat.
Skip with: Green curry · Goan fish curry · Nigiri Sushi · Oysters · Sweet and sour pork · Pairing guide →
This is not a cellar wine. A Veneto IGT with a short spell in oak, its plum and raisin fruit is at its best between 2025 and 2028.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
A Veneto IGT with no ageing rule, a short spell in oak and fruit built for drinking young; best between 2025 and 2028.
£15.95 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, at Slurp, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighThe name on the label is a brand of 10 International, not the estate that grew the grapes. Passori is a brand of 10 International, a wine company based in Surrey: it filed the trademark in 2014 and the mark was registered in 2015. The front label names no estate, and shops and critics list the producer simply as Passori. How we tell estate, shop and brand labels apart.
Confidence · HighDrawn from published drinker ratings, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumPassori is about 60% Merlot and 40% Corvina, the red grape of Valpolicella. The Merlot brings ripe plum and dark fruit; the Corvina adds freshness and structure.
Partly. Some of the bunches are dried before pressing, which concentrates the fruit and gives the raisin and dried fig notes. It is not a full Amarone-style drying, so the wine stays at 14% and keeps a fresh edge.
Passori is a brand label, not an estate. The trademark belongs to 10 International, a wine company based in Surrey, which filed it in 2014, and shops and critics list the producer simply as Passori. The wine is a Merlot and Corvina blend sold under the Veneto IGT label.
Slurp sells the 2024 at £15.95 a bottle. It is the only UK shop with this wine, so there is no price to compare between shops.
It is sold as a dry red, but the dried grapes leave a touch of sweetness in the fruit, with soft tannins and 14% alcohol. If you find most Italian reds too sharp, this is the softer end of the scale.
Drink it between 2025 and 2028. It is made to be enjoyed young, and the plum and raisin fruit will fade rather than improve with longer keeping.
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