Winery Donnafugata - Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata

Winery DonnafugataBen Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata of Winery Donnafugata is a sweet wine from the region of Passito di Pantelleria of Sicile.
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
The Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata of the Winery Donnafugata is in the top 70 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 Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata of Winery Donnafugata in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata

Pairings that work perfectly with Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata

Original food and wine pairings with Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata

The Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata of Winery Donnafugata matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of mussels with curry or express cherry clafoutis.

Details and technical informations about Winery Donnafugata's Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata.

Winemaker
Antonio Rallo
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Beaunoir

A very old grape variety from the Aube department and the Châtillon sur Seine district in the Côte d'Or. It is said to be the descendant of a natural intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and gouais blanc. Today, it is almost absent in the vineyard.

Last vintages of this wine

Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2014
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2013
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2012
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2011
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2010
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2009
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata - 2008
In the top 5 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria Edizione Limitata from Winery Donnafugata are 2013, 2008, 2014, 2011 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Donnafugata

The winery offers 37 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Passito di Pantelleria in the region of Sicile
Find the Winery Donnafugata on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Donnafugata is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Passito di Pantelleria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 75 of of Italy wines
In the top 3 of of Passito di Pantelleria wines
In the top 25 of sweet wines
In the top 700 wines of the world

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 Sicile

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).

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The word of the wine: Acidic (flavor)

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