Donnafugata Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria 2021 Wine Review

Donnafugata Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria 2021

Sicily D.O.C., Italy

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $50.95

Drink: 2023-2030

Bottle size: 375 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Sweet

Wine Type: Dessert Wine

Winery: Donnafugata

Agent: Univins and Spirits Canada Inc.

Natalie's Score: 90/100

From the Sicily wine region, Donnafugata Ben Ryé 2021 (375 ml) is produced from sustainably-grown 100% Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria) grapes from the Italian island and DOC of Pantelleria. The wine is sweet, lush and comes in at a whopping 188 g/l sugar but balanced with brilliant acidity. This dessert wine is unctuous with raisin, caramel, honeyed stone fruit and vanilla flavours creamy and lush on the palate. Lightly chill this dessert wine and serve it with aged cheeses or custard-based tarts. “Passito” is a drying process that withers the grapes concentrating their sugars, flavours as well as elevating their alcohol potential.

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This Donnafugata Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria 2021 was reviewed on October 21, 2023 by Natalie MacLean

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Matt Steeves - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 95/100 with the following review:

Ben Ryé is a Passito di Pantelleria wine, a storied style of sweet white dessert wine produced on the small volcanic Italian island of Pantelleria which lies in the Strait of Sicily between the coasts of Sicily and Tunisia. Ben Ryé is made from the Muscat of Alexandria grape, locally referred to as Zibibbo which is derived from ‘zabib’ in Arabic which means dry grapes or raisins. It’s here where the small vines with the volcanic soils and sea influence produce such aromatic and concentrated grapes that are further intensified thanks to the drying process in the hot Mediterranean sun before the raisinated grapes are pressed and fermented into this luscious and refreshing dessert wine that is in a league of its own. For those that haven’t tried it yet expect a style of dessert wine like France’s Sauternes or Canada’s Icewine with well over 100g/L of residual sugar, and with a totally unique Mediterranean dried fruit character. As you may expect, the unique terroir and production techniques of this Passito di Pantelleria wine yields one of the most delicious, complex, and refreshing dessert wines you can imagine.
Ben Ryé 2021 is showing beautifully now and will for decades to come. Enjoy with rich desserts and salty Mediterranean dishes alike. Tasted December 2023. 95+ points. Matt Steeves - www.quercusvino.ca

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Donnafugata Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria 2021 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 90/100

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