Baccadoro Passito

Fondo Antico is a family-owned Sicilian winery founded in 1995 by Giuseppe Polizzotti on the historic Polizzotti-Scuderi estate near Trapani, where the family has cultivated land since the early 1800s. The estate planted its first vineyards around 1920 and gradually evolved into a modern winery focused on expressing western Sicily’s terroir through both native grapes. With around 80 hectares of vineyards overlooking the Egadi Islands, Fondo Antico combines traditional Sicilian viticulture with modern winemaking, emphasizing sustainability, low-intervention vineyard practices, and freshness-driven wines that highlight the saline, Mediterranean character of the region.

Baccadoro Passito is a rich yet fresh Sicilian dessert wine that shows a deep golden-yellow color, while the nose opens with intense aromas of apricot, orange blossom, dried flowers, citrus peel, and candied lemon. On the palate it is sweet, dense, and aromatic, balanced by lively acidity and saline freshness from the Grillo grape, preventing it from becoming cloying. Notes of honey, dried peach, spice, and Mediterranean herbs can emerge with aeration, leading to a long, elegant finish.