Italy — wine

Greco di Bianco

Tiny Calabrian DOC near Bianco on the Ionian coast; produces a passito-style sweet wine from Greco Bianco dried in the sun; one of Italy's rarest and most extraordinary dessert wines.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Hot Ionian summer ideal for sun-drying; Greco shows exceptional sweetness and concentration.
2021 Classic vintage; honey and dried apricot well balanced by natural acidity.
2020 Good drying conditions; concentrated and aromatic passito.
2019 Warm Calabrian year; Greco di Bianco shows excellent orange peel depth.
2018 Standard vintage; reliable sweet expression of this ancient variety.