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A beautiful red that suggests currant bush, dark plums and cassis, together with vanilla and baking spices. Full-bodied with a really velvety texture. Even so, this remains balanced, due to the influence of the solid acidity and tannin backbone. Drink now or hold.

This is always delicious with dried-apricot, almond and tangerine character. Hints of toffee. Full-bodied and very sweet. Long, flavorful finish. Just the right amount of bitterness makes it very, very interesting. Drink now.

Betört mit komplexen Blüten-, Honing- und Nussaromen, geschmeidigem Bau und einem verführeisch langen Dörrobosfinale.

Score: 93/100 – Issue Jul 31, 2018; Tasting Note: Glazed apricot and nectarine fruit notes leap from the glass of this delightful dessert wine, accented by aromatic accents of ground cardamom, honeycomb and praline. This is hard to stop sipping, as it melts in your mouth and leaves a mouthwatering impression on the finish. Drink now through 2030.

Donnafugata Ben Ryé, Passito di Pantelleria 2015 GOLD
Delicious and complex,’ began team leader Annette Scarfe MW as this took its rightful place on the Gold podium, further finding ‘delicious apricot notes, with an amazing freshness and acidity’, and recommending it as a good match for ricotta cheese. For Richard Cavagin-Carey of The Harwood Arms, this was ‘big and unctuous on the palate, with ripe mango notes’, while Cheese at Leadenhall’s Robert Mason described a ‘tropical, rich and rounded wine, with pineapple and a herbal note’.

94 points
Made from 100% dried Zibibbo grapes, this iconic dessert wine opens with enticing aromas of apricot jam, acacia honey and tangerine zest. The savory, balanced palate doles out mature fig, date, lemon jam and a touch of bergamot on the long finish.

Vino entusiasmante, del quale nessuna scorta durerebbe a lungo.

Miglior Vino Dolce d’Italia in assoluto – 99 pt

A fresh and juicy red with plum and berry character. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink now.