The Zhabib Passito di HibiscusZhabib Passito of the Hibiscus agricultural company is a Zibibbo raisin wine produced on the island of Ustica in very few bottles, about 2500. The vineyards are managed in certified organic farming, as well as the production of Ustica lentils (a Slow Food presidium) and the olive groves owned by the company on the mainland, on the hills between Erice and Valderice in the province of Trapani a few kilometers from the sea. The terraces, at an altitude between 20 and 30 meters, have volcanic soils, shallow and of medium texture. The clusters are dried in the sun on racks, then added to a base must already fermenting; the final sugar residue is 220 g/L.

ZHABIB PASSITO HIBISCUS: TASTING

The Zhabib Passito di HibiscusZhabib Passito of the Hibiscus agricultural company has a beautiful intense golden color, smells of sweet grapes, sea salt, dried figs, Mediterranean wild herbs, prickly pear jam, cedar, and honey. In the mouth, it is very sweet and at the same time fresh, savory and citrusy, in perfect balance. Excellent with traditional Sicilian dry pastries made with almond paste, as well as with medium to long aged blue cheeses.