2014 Donnafugata "Ben Ryè" Passito di Pantelleria (375ml)

Bid on this half-bottle of 2014 Donnafugata Ben Ryè Passito di Pantelleria (375ml), Sicily’s most celebrated dessert wine, from the Rallo family’s acclaimed Donnafugata estate. Ben Ryè, Arabic for “son of the wind,” is crafted from Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria) grown on the windswept volcanic island of Pantelleria, between Sicily and Tunisia. The grapes are dried in the Mediterranean sun and wind and hand-destemmed, then added to fresh juice during fermentation for remarkable concentration. Expect dried apricot, candied orange peel, fig and date layered with honey, caramel, Mediterranean herbs and a hint of minerality, with a luscious, unctuous palate balanced by fresh acidity and a long, sweet finish. A cellar-worthy dessert wine, perfect with blue cheeses, pastries and almond desserts, or on its own as dessert.