The Best Sweet Wines from Italy – Vintage 2017

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 2017 vintage.
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2017 Picolit Friuli Colli Orientali DOCG
Rodaro Paolo Winery
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
11%
Picolit Friuli Colli Orientali DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2017 La Roggia Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Speri
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
13,5%
€€€
La Roggia Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2017 Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria DOC
Donnafugata
Italy
Sicily,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Moscato
14%
€€€€
Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2017 Le Petit Petit Manseng
Manincor
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
8,5%
€€€
Le Petit Petit Manseng Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2017 Terminum Gewürztraminer Vendemmia Tardiva Südtirol DOC
Cantina Tramin
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
8,5%
€€€
Terminum Gewürztraminer Vendemmia Tardiva Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2017 Moscato Rosa vendemmia tardiva Südtirol DOC
Castel Sallegg
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Moscato Rosa
11,5%
Moscato Rosa vendemmia tardiva Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2017 Picolit Collio DOC
Komjanc Alessio
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
11%
Picolit Collio DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2017 L'Eremita Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Ca’ Rugate
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
13,5%
€€€
L'Eremita Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2017 Pasithea Oro Gewürztraminer Spätlese Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Girlan
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10,5%
Pasithea Oro Gewürztraminer Spätlese Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2017 Anima vit est Sauvignon Passito Mitterberg IGT
Weingut T. Pichler
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
14,5%
Anima vit est Sauvignon Passito Mitterberg IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2017 Quintessenz Moscato Giallo Passito Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Kaltern
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Goldmuskateller
11,5%
Quintessenz Moscato Giallo Passito Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2017 Quintessenz Passito Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Kaltern
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Moscato Giallo
10,5%
Quintessenz Passito Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2017 Juvelo Gewürztraminer Passito Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Andrian
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11%
€€€
Juvelo Gewürztraminer Passito Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2017 Angelorum Recioto Classico della Valpolicella DOCG
Masi
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
14%
Angelorum Recioto Classico della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2017 Le Colombare Recioto di Soave DOCG
Pieropan
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Garganega
12,5%
Le Colombare Recioto di Soave DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2017 Moscato d’Asti Vignaioli di S. Stefano DOCG
Ceretto
Italy
Piedmont,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
5%
€€
Moscato d’Asti Vignaioli di S. Stefano DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2017 Aruna Passito Weiss IGT
Kellerei Kurtatsch
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12%
€€€
Aruna Passito Weiss IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2017 Rosenmuskateller Südtirol DOC
Ansitz Waldgries
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Rosenmuskateller
12%
€€€
Rosenmuskateller Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2017 Ushas Rosenmuskateller IGT
Kellerei Kurtatsch
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12,5%
€€€
Ushas Rosenmuskateller IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2017 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
Castello di Volpaia
Italy
Toscana,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
15,5%
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
91