The Best Sweet Wines from Italy – Vintage 2012

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 2012 vintage.
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2012 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
2012 Picolit Friuli Colli Orientali DOCG
Butussi
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
12,5%
Picolit Friuli Colli Orientali DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2012 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Terminum DOC
Cantina Tramin
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
11%
€€€
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Terminum DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2012 Dorado Vino Bianco
Kränzelhof
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Pinot Bianco
9,5%
Dorado Vino Bianco Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2012 Pomino Vinsanto DOC
Marchesi Frescobaldi
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
14,5%
Pomino Vinsanto DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2012 Dorado Weissburgunder Kunstwerk der Natur Trockenbeerenauslese
Kränzelhof
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Weißburgunder
9,5%
€€€€
Dorado Weissburgunder Kunstwerk der Natur Trockenbeerenauslese Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2012 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Cresta DOC
Weingut Hans Rottensteiner
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10,5%
€€€
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Cresta DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2012 Picolit 212
Meroi Davino
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
€€€
Picolit 212 Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2012 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Cà dei Maghi
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
15%
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Siùm Riserva Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
La Viarte
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
11%
Siùm Riserva Friuli Colli Orientali DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Siùm Riserva Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
La Viarte
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11%
Siùm Riserva Friuli Colli Orientali DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Azienda Agricola Musella S.S.
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
16%
€€€
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Goldmuskateller Passito Serenade
Kellerei Kaltern
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11,5%
€€€
Goldmuskateller Passito Serenade Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Anthos Bianco Passito IGT
Erste+Neue
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10,5%
€€€
Anthos Bianco Passito IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Südtirol Moscato Rosa DOC
Castel Sallegg
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
14%
€€€
Südtirol Moscato Rosa DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Rosenmuskateller Ushas IGT
Kellerei Kurtatsch
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Rosenmuskateller
12,5%
€€€
Rosenmuskateller Ushas IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2012 Cantina Colli Morenici Dolci Odi Alto Mincio Passito IGT
Cantine di Verona
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Garganega
12,5%
Cantina Colli Morenici Dolci Odi Alto Mincio Passito IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2012 Südtirol Baronesse Passito Baron Salvadori DOC
Nals Margreid
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11,5%
€€€
Südtirol Baronesse Passito Baron Salvadori DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2012 Südtirol Eisacktaler Gewürztraminer Passito Nectaris DOC
Kellerei Eisacktal
Italy
South Tyrol Eisacktaler,  Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
11%
€€€
Südtirol Eisacktaler Gewürztraminer Passito Nectaris DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91
2012 Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Juvelo DOC
Kellerei Andrian
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
12%
€€€
Südtirol Gewürztraminer Passito Juvelo DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91