The Best Sweet Wines from Italy – Vintage 2011

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 2011 vintage.
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2011 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
Fontodi
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12%
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2011 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
95
2011 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
Fèlsina
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
14%
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2011 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
Rocca di Montegrossi
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Malvasia
13%
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2011 Vin Santo Torgiano DOC
Lungarotti
Italy
Umbria,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
14,5%
Vin Santo Torgiano DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2011 Septemviri Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Ilatium Morini
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
13%
€€€
Septemviri Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2011 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
94
2011 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Occhio di Pernice DOC
Vallepicciola
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sangiovese
13%
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Occhio di Pernice DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2011 Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Le Guaite di Noemi
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12%
€€€
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2011 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Terminum DOC
Cantina Tramin
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
11%
€€€
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Terminum DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2011 Südtirol Moscato Rosa DOC
Castel Sallegg
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Rosenmuskateller
€€€
Südtirol Moscato Rosa DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2011 Südtirol Rosenmuskateller Passito DOC
Landesweingut Laimburg
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Rosenmuskateller
€€€
Südtirol Rosenmuskateller Passito DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2011 Südtirol Rosenmuskateller DOC
Landesweingut Laimburg
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Rosenmuskateller
12,5%
€€€
Südtirol Rosenmuskateller DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2011 Südtirol Baronesse Passito Baron Salvadori DOC
Nals Margreid
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11%
€€€
Südtirol Baronesse Passito Baron Salvadori DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2011 Passito di Noto DOC
Planeta
Italy
Noto,  Sicily,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11,5%
€€
Passito di Noto DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2011 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Juvelo DOC
Kellerei Andrian
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10,5%
€€€
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Juvelo DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2011 Occhio di Pernice Vinsanto del Chianti DOC
Usiglian del Vescovo
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
16,5%
Occhio di Pernice Vinsanto del Chianti DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2011 Südtirol Sanct Valentin Comtess Passito DOC
Kellerei St. Michael-Eppan
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
11%
€€€
Südtirol Sanct Valentin Comtess Passito DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2011 Ribolla di Oslavia Riserva
Primosic
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Ribolla Gialla
€€€
Ribolla di Oslavia Riserva Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2011 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Linticlarus DOC
Tiefenbrunner - Schlosskellerei Turmhof
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10,5%
€€€
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Linticlarus DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91