Hekate Passito 2019

Named after Hekate, a Greek goddess who was the guardian of youth (no wonder I’d never heard of her). She was also the bestower of kindness and wealth (again, no wonder…). The grapes include Chardonnay, Viognier and Inzolia and the wine is made in the Passito style. Delightful Sicilian dessert style, the colour here is a burning bronze orange/gold. The nose offers intense raisiny, honeyed, treacly characters, with endless beeswax and honeycomb notes. Good weight and good length and yet the wine remains delightfully fresh. Delicious. This will sail through the next ten years and probably a lot longer.