“The NV (2021 Harvest) Bianco Passito is golden amber with orange hues. It lifts from the glass with a pretty blend of orange blossoms, dried peaches and mint. It's supremely silky and cool-toned with vibrant acidity enlivening its ultra-ripe citrus and melon tones. This leaves a tropical flourish of florals, spice and candied lime that resonates on and on. Even at 175 grams per liter of residual sugar, I can't help but want to pour another glass.”

The NV Passito Bianco (in a 375-milliliter bottle) shows an orange-golden color with lots of dried apricot and orange skin. This wine raises the bar on the intensity level of a Sicilian sweet wine, and despite all that dried and candied fruit, you also get a touch of dried herb or rosemary essence along with toasted almond and Sicilian orange.

Luminous golden-orange. Aromas of orange blossom, grapefruit oil, crystallized papaya. Then at once sweet and salty, with orange marmalade and lemon peel flavors complicated by hints of crème brulée. Finishes long, lusciously sweet and creamy but without quite the lift of this estate’s marvelous Passito Rosso. This is a blend of air-dried Catarratto Lucido and Grillo and aged in wood barrels for seven months and then twelve months in bottle prior to going on sale.