Type | Passito wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 14.5% |
Donnafugata Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé
2021Spec sheet
The wine
Son of the Wind. This splendid wine from Pantelleria could not have been called otherwise, which its intense fragrance can be partly attributed to the sun and to the wind of the island. It has a beautiful bright amber-yellow colour. On the nose is a symphony of aromas: apricots in jam, dates, dried figs, sultanas and candied citrus fruits. On the palate it is a seductive liquid velvet, enveloping, complex and perfectly balanced between sweetness, sapidity and softness. The aromas are persistent. A superb meditative wine. Amazing combined with blue cheeses.
What does this wine taste like?
View | Pale amber / Bright |
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Bouquet | Apricot / Jam / Dattero / Dried figs / Raisins / Candied fruit |
Mouth | Enveloping / Seductive / Complex / Balanced / Persistent |
Drinking and storing
Food pairing
Ratings and awards
2020 | 94 PK | |||
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2019 | 96 SK | |||
2018 | 94 PK | |||
2017 | 3 GR | 4 VA | ||
2016 | 96 PK | |||
2015 | 3 GR | 4 VA |
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Suckling and Parker
Customer reviews
Winemaking
Ageing period | 20 months |
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The winery
Donnafugata
Donnafugata was founded in Sicily in 1983 by the Rallo family. Today, the company owns three wineries in three different terroirs: Marsala, Contessa Entellina and Pantelleria, occupying a total vineyard area of over 300 hectares. The Donnafugata wines are ambassadors of Sicily and its exciting, wide-ranging realm of sensations: conveying the diversity of soils present on the island, the various orientations and altitudes of the vineyard locations, the climate’s special...