Description
A rare, highly-prized and truly delicious Vin Santo, the local sweet wine that is made in tiny quantities from dried grapes, produced by the Capezzana estate in the Carmignano area of Tuscany, Italy. This traditional sweet wine undergoes 7 years in cask, and an additional 3 months in bottle before being released to market, this leads to a real treat of complexity and depth, just too good if you have a sweet tooth!
TASTING NOTE: A deep golden-yellow colour in the glass. On the nose: this Vin Santo offers a rich, concentrated nose of dried fruit, candied apricot and orange peel, lifted by yellow floral notes. On the palate: it’s lusciously sweet with dried apricot and fig flavours, kept in check by a touch of bright acidity. 14% alcohol.
ABOUT: The Capezzana estate in the Carmignano area of Tuscany has been run by the same family since all the way back to 804, and today Benedetta and Vittorio Contini Bonacossi make and sell the wines, with their winemaker Franco Bernabei. They also make a fine extra virgin olive oil, run a cooking school and make another 7 wines. It’s a great place to take a tour if ever on holiday in this area!
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