Bukkuram Passito 2012, natural orange wine bottle at Primal Wine
Marco de Bartoli — natural wine producer
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Marco de Bartoli Bukkuram Passito 2012

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Tasting notes

The 2012 vintage delivers the full aromatic spectrum of sun-dried Zibibbo — dried apricot, candied orange, espresso, and nougat — without tipping into cloying sweetness; 6.5 g/L total acidity keeps everything lifted and precise. Forty-two months in French oak barriques add a quietly smoky, tobacco-touched depth that distinguishes Padre della Vigna from lighter, fresher-style passiti.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Dried ApricotCandied Orange PeelHoneyEspresso
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Dessert Wine
Wine Style:Sweet
Grapes:Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria)
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2012
Alcohol:12.5%
Country:Italy
Region:Sicily
Appellation:Passito di Pantelleria DOC
Bottle Size:500ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Marco de Bartoli

Marco de Bartoli (1945-2011) was a former professional racing driver who returned to his family's agricultural roots in Marsala, western Sicily, in the late 1970s. He founded his winery at the historic Baglio Samperi estate near Marsala with the aim of reviving pre-British-style unfortified Marsala made by the in perpetuum solera method, at a time when commercial Marsala had declined into a product reliant on fortification, caramel coloring, and cooked must. His challenge to the established Marsala trade led to a period in which the fraud authorities shut down the winery — a closure later found to be unjustified.

In 1984, Marco de Bartoli began working with growers in the Contrada Bukkuram on Pantelleria, and that year produced the first bottling of what became the Bukkuram passito. The Pantelleria estate — now roughly five to six hectares — sits at 200 meters elevation on the island's southwest plateau, with vineyards hosted around a historic 18th-century dammuso (traditional stone farmhouse). The vineyards have always been farmed without synthetic chemicals; the winery pursued organic practices from the outset, even before seeking formal certification. Following Marco's death in 2011, his children Renato, Sebastiano, and Giuseppina took over the estates — Renato and Giuseppina managing Samperi in Marsala, Sebastiano responsible for Pantelleria until his own passing.

At Bukkuram, native yeast fermentations are used throughout. The winery minimizes cellar intervention: gentle handling, extended maceration, and patient aging. Sulfur use is reduced to the minimum necessary for stability. The Padre della Vigna bottling is produced only in years deemed of sufficient quality, making it an intentionally small and irregular release. All wine is made exclusively from indigenous Sicilian grape varieties across both estates.

Wine region

Sicily, Italy

Pantelleria is a small volcanic island of about 83 square kilometers situated in the Strait of Sicily, closer to the Tunisian coast (roughly 70km) than to Sicily proper. Its soils are entirely volcanic — loose, porous, sandy with pumice inclusions — formed by undersea volcanic activity roughly 200,000 years ago. The terraced vineyard landscape, built up over centuries with dry-stone lava walls to contain the fragile soil on steep slopes, reaches altitudes up to 400 meters above sea level. The island receives around 300 days of sun annually and only about 300mm of rainfall per year. Two dominant winds shape viticulture: the Scirocco from the south and the Maestrale from the north. The low-bush alberello pantesco vine training system keeps vines close to the ground, allowing them to retain moisture from nighttime humidity and shelter from the relentless wind.

Passito di Pantelleria DOC is the island's defining wine appellation, requiring 100% Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria) — the only grape permitted under the disciplinare. The Zibibbo was likely introduced by Phoenician traders and became central to island viticulture during Arab rule from the 9th century onward. The DOC framework was established in the 1970s and mandates that all withering, vinification, and bottling take place on the island. Most vineyards are own-rooted, a consequence of Pantelleria's isolation and volcanic sandy soils, which are hostile to phylloxera. The combination of volcanic minerality, extreme sun, and the passito drying technique gives Pantellerian sweet wines their characteristic aromatic intensity and structural acidity.

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Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

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Midwest: 3-4 business days
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