Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito Di Pantelleria

Collection Icon Wines:Wine with a unique personality internatio- nal icons of Italian excellence in the field of wine making Ben Rye 2014 surprises with its freshness and complexity with an intense fragrant bouquet and a pleasant sweetness well balanced by lively sapidity. A captivating Passito di Pantelleria one of the most appreciated Italian sweet wines in the world. PRODUCTION AREA: Island of Pantelleria (South – Western Sicily); districts of Khamma Mulini Mueggen Serraglia Gibbiuna Barone Martingana Bukkuram Favarotta Punta Karace Bugeber Karuscia. TERRAINS : altitude from 20 to 400 m a.m.s .l. (65 – 1 312 ft); complex orography typically volcanic soils mainly cultivated on terraced slopes; sandy soils originating from lava that vary bet- ween sub – acidic and neutral reaction; deep fertile soils well – endowed with minerals. VINEYARD: Vines are cultivated in hollows low ‘alberello pantesco’. The low bush vine of Pantelleria has been inscribed o