The Best Sweet Wines from Italy – Vintage 2008

Italian sweet wine with Cantucci biscuits
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Italy is home to bountiful and enticing sweet wines. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best from the 2008 vintage.
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2008 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
Rocca di Montegrossi
Italy
Toscana,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Malvasia
13%
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
98
2008 TB Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOC
Tommaso Bussola
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
13%
€€€€€
TB Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2008 Südtirol Goldmuskateller Passito Serenade DOC
Kellerei Kaltern
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11%
€€
Südtirol Goldmuskateller Passito Serenade DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2008 Sondrete Passito Bianco di Toscana IGT
Podere La Regola
Italy
Toscana,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12%
Sondrete Passito Bianco di Toscana IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2008 Sondrete Bianco di Toscana IGT
Podere La Regola
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12%
Sondrete Bianco di Toscana IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2008 Südtirol Baronesse Passito Baron Salvadori DOC
Nals Margreid
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
9%
Südtirol Baronesse Passito Baron Salvadori DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2008 Lalicante Passito Vino da Tavola
PoggioargentierA
Italy
Toscana,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
€€€
Lalicante Passito Vino da Tavola Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2008 Le Petit Passito IGT
Manincor
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11%
Le Petit Passito IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2008 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Spätlese Joseph DOC
Weingut J. Hofstätter
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10%
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Spätlese Joseph DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2008 Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria DOC
Donnafugata
Italy
Pantelleria,  Sicily,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
€€€
Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2008 Diamante d’Almerita Passito IGT
Tasca d’Almerita
Italy
Sicily,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10,5%
€€€
Diamante d’Almerita Passito IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2008 Passito di Noto DOC
Planeta
Italy
Noto,  Sicily,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11%
€€€
Passito di Noto DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2008 Südtirol Sanct Valentin Comtess Passito DOC
Kellerei St. Michael-Eppan
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Roter Veltliner
12%
Südtirol Sanct Valentin Comtess Passito DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2008 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Juvelo DOC
Kellerei Andrian
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10%
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Juvelo DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2008 Südtirol Rosenmuskateller Rajas DOC
Kellerei Kurtatsch
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Rosenmuskateller
13%
Südtirol Rosenmuskateller Rajas DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2008 Südtirol Sissi Goldmuskateller Passito DOC
Kellerei Meran
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
13%
Südtirol Sissi Goldmuskateller Passito DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
90
2008 Südtirol Amrita Passito DOC
Kellerei Kurtatsch
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11%
Südtirol Amrita Passito DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
90
2008 Capofaro Malvasia di Salina IGT
Tasca d’Almerita
Italy
Sicily,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Roupeiro
€€€
Capofaro Malvasia di Salina IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
90
2008 Anthos Bianco Passito IGT
Erste+Neue
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10%
Anthos Bianco Passito IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
89
2008 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Spätlese Linticlarus DOC
Tiefenbrunner - Schlosskellerei Turmhof
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10%
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Spätlese Linticlarus DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
89