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Wine: White wine
Kind: Sweet wine
Taste: From dry to sweetish
Volume: Strong
Min. alcohol: 15%
Mandatory Storage: Min. 3 years
Storage potential: 10 years
As is the tradition in Tuscany, each zone produces its own ”holy wine”, Vin Santo. In Valdichiana, the grapes Trebbiano Toscano and/or Malvasia Bianca (50-100%) are used, along with local green grapes (0-50%).
The grapes are delicately plucked and thereafter dried in custom drying rooms or in specially ventilated drying lofts. They are then vinified between December 1 of the harvest year and March 31 of the following year.
The result of all of these efforts is a dessert wine that color wise spans from straw yellow to amber and over to golden or a brownish yellow. The bouquet is warm, ethereal and characteristic. The taste is balanced, smooth and ranges from dry to sweet.
The mandatory aging is 3 years, of which a minimum of 24 months in oak barrels (caratelli).
There is also a Valdichiana Vin Santo Riserva, where the aging requirement is 4 years, 24 months of which must likewise be in oak barrels.
Both types must contain a minimum 15% alcohol concentration.
Goes quite well with dessert or for those quiet moments.
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Did you know?
That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
So let’s just get one thing straight: at Lombardia (or Lombardy), Italy’s most populated and industrialized region, doesn’t exactly prioritize wine production. Actually, the combined output isn’t that significant, and what is produced is normally consumed locally, especially the wines from Oltrepò Pavese.
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