Zibibbo is an Italian / Sicilian name for what is usually called Muscat of Alexandria elsewhere, so you should expect to get a lot of floral aromatics out of this if you try a bottle. What you might not expect would be a wine that finishes dry, but that shows no “disagreement” or discordance between aroma, flavor and finish. Very well grown and made, with lots of aroma but nothing too perfumed, plus richness but no heaviness on the palate, this would be fun just to sip before dinner, but could also be terrific with curried chicken. A Platinum Award winner at the 2019 San Diego International Wine and Spirits Challenge.
MandraRossa, Terre Siciliane IGT (Sicily, Italy) Zibibbo Secco 2017
By Michael Franz