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Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantalleria 0.75L 2022

White green dessert wine dessert wine aromatic

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Denomination Pantelleria DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Zibibbo
Aging In stainless steel for 8 months and at least 12 months in bottle before being released to the market.
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Description

Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and candied orange peel. The palate is very fresh and intense, balancing perfectly the sweetness followed by a long and satisfying persistence.

Awards

  • 2022

    95

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2022

    94

    /100

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Profumo

Perfume

Rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and candied orange peel. It presents delicate hints of Mediterranean scrub (maquis).

Colore

Color

Golden with bright amber reflections.

Gusto

Taste

It is very fresh and intense, balancing perfectly the sweetness followed by a long and satisfying persistence.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

Over 25 years

Dessert Wines

Pairings

Perfect with dry pastries, chocolate and jam or ricotta tarts. Try also with blue cheese and foie gras. Extraordinary on its own, as a meditation wine.

Cheese
Desserts
Blue cheese

Producer
Donnafugata
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1983
  • Oenologist: Antonio Rallo, Antonino Santoro e Pietro Russo con la consulenza di Stefano Valla
  • Bottles produced: 3.650.000
  • Hectares: 488
As a family business in continual evolution our desire is to represent the excellent artisanal and creative reputation of Made in Italy throughout the World. A leading example of authentic and sustainable wine-making in Sicily.

Giacomo Rallo, is the fourth generation of a family with over 170 years of experience in producing quality wine. In 1983 he founded Donnafugata together with his wife Gabriella, considered a pioneer of feminine viticulture. Today the company is led by their children Antonio and José together with a team of people committed to excellence and to the very best representation of Made in Italy.

Donnafugata is a world full of colors and timeless values, pleasant and elegant wines with a unique style. Our trademark labels tell the colours of Sicily and the character of the wines in a distinctive and fantastic feminine style.
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Name Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantalleria 0.75L 2022
Type White green dessert wine dessert wine aromatic
Denomination Pantelleria DOC
Vintage 2022
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Zibibbo
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Donnafugata
Story From the Arabic term "Son of the Wind" because the wind sweeps constantly around the grape clusters on Pantelleria. And the island’s winds bring with them a profusion of fragrances so powerful that you can touch them. An author label telling the love, the care and the effort of heroic viticulture on an island unique and fascinating. A fresh and enchanting portrait that reveals its essence.
Origin Island of Pantelleria (South-Western Sicily); districts of Khamma, Tracino, Mueggen, Serraglia, Gibbiuna, Barone, Martingana, Bukkuram, Favarotta, Punta Karace, Bugeber, Karuscia
Climate Mild, dry winters. Windy summers. Altitude: 20-400 m. (65 ,312 ft) a.s.l.
Soil composition Complex orography, typically volcanic, soils mainly cultivated on terraced slopes; sandy soils, originating from lava, that vary between sub-acidic and neutral reaction; deep, fertile soils, well-endowed with minerals.
Plants per hectare 2500
Yield per hectare About 4–5 tons.
Harvest Manual harvesting of grapes into crates with careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard. The Zibibbo harvest at Donnafugata traditionally continues for about 4 weeks, in the districts where the company has its vineyards that differ in altitude, exposure, proximity to or distance from the sea; this year, instead, – due to early ripening – the harvest was shorter, starting on August 17th and concluding on September 4th.
Wine making Once the grapes reach the winery, they undergo further selection on a vibrating table before soft pressing. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at controlled temperatures; the dried grapes – added to the fresh must in several batches – are de-stemmed and selected by hand. During maceration, the dried grapes release their extraordinary legacy of sweetness, freshness and a very personal aroma. The vinification process (fermentation and maceration) last over 1 month.
Aging In stainless steel for 8 months and at least 12 months in bottle before being released to the market.
Allergens Contains sulphites