Winery DonnafugataBen Ryé Passito di Pantelleria
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
The Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria of the Winery Donnafugata is in the top 90 of wines of Italy and in the top 5 of wines of Passito di Pantelleria.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Donnafugata in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky.
Food and wine pairings with Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria
Pairings that work perfectly with Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria
Original food and wine pairings with Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria
The Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria of Winery Donnafugata matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken on a bed of summer vegetables or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Winery Donnafugata's Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria.
Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão
- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria from Winery Donnafugata are 1999, 2003, 2000, 1970 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Donnafugata
The Winery Donnafugata is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Passito di Pantelleria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Passito di Pantelleria
The wine region of Passito di Pantelleria is located in the region of Moscato di Pantelleria of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Donnafugata or the Domaine Donnafugata produce mainly wines sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Passito di Pantelleria are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Passito di Pantelleria often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, marzipan or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.
The wine region of Sicily
Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).
The word of the wine: Fees
This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.
