TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Golden yellow with coppery highlights
Nose: Peach, apricot, pineapple, tropical dried fruit
Palate: Brown butter, caramel, molasses, gingerbread, roasted walnut
Character: Soft, elegant, impeccably balanced
Finish: Long, resonant
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Blend: Malvasia, Trebbiano, Sangiovese
Style: Vin Santo (Dessert Wine)
Farming: Organic
Region: Chianti Classico
Production: 1,000 cases (600 imported)
WINEMAKING
Process:
- Grapes air-dried on racks until December-February
- Must transferred to 100L sealed casks (caratelli)
- Addition of "mother" yeast
- 7 years aging in vinsantaia loft
- 12 months bottle aging
STRUCTURE
Body: Full
Sugar: Well-harmonized residual sugar
Acidity: Favorable
Oak: Well-structured
RATINGS
97 Points - Wine Spectator
Drinking Window: Now through 2040
FOOD PAIRING
Ideal with:
- Stinky cheese
- Desserts
*A masterfully crafted Vin Santo that exemplifies the patience and tradition required to produce Tuscany's celebrated dessert wine.*