Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria Zibibbo

The 2017 Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé is deeply alluring and layered, mixing a rich display of dried mangoes, apricots and figs with lifting notes of dusty flowers, citrus peels, and cardamom. It's silky in texture, achieving a contrasting balance of salinity and sweetness, and showing grilled pineapple, peach nectar, clove, and honey. Tart orange-infused oily textures linger incredibly long, along with a salty note of toffee and exotic spice. The 2017 doesn’t have the glycerol weight of some of the best vintages, yet makes up for it with loads of character. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2021)

Really enjoyable. Rose petals and candied Orange on the nose. The palate is clean with enough acidity to not be cloying. Sweet Apricot preserves on the finish.

Intensely grapey not in a bad way, sweet rose water, lychee candy, (alcohol burns my nose,) chalky minerality, hints of VA, honey, marzipan. Medium+ finish, lusciously sweet, medium+ acidity.

golden color, nose had straw, dried grass, apricot at first. opens with more intense apricot. just killer. rating 9

Superb!!! Dried Figs, Apricot, honey, and flower. A nice level of sweetness and tartness…kind of like baked apples. Great with our cheese on the beach.

A bit on the syrupy side, but grape and apricot and a bit of acid round it out.

this wine is… transporting. I am moved.

Always a crowd favorite

“Drunk Laura is in on this”

Probably one of the best dessert wine that we have had🍷🍷