Vin Santo di Sorbaiano, Montescudaio DOC-C331

Vin Santo is one of the sweet jewels of the wine world, with its intense tropical fruitiness, oxidative nuttiness, and spiciness derived from long oak ageing. The layered nature of the wine makes it an ideal meditative drink, to be enjoyed on its own after a long day, or with sweet fruit tarts, chocolate, or cheese. The natural concentration of sugars that occurs when the grapes are air-dried over a period of four to five months is the source of the sweetness. This is a pain-staking process, as there is always the risk of spoilage, but the result is a turbo-charging of sweetness and intensity. After fermentation, the wine spends four years in oak barrels before it is released. Medium orange hue. Intensely deep and complex nose showing typical oxidative character, with caramelized wood, dried papaya and hay. The sweet palate is very well balanced by the fresh acidity, its flavours of caramelized apricot, oak and spices coming together with mouth-watering appeal. 2026-2036 – HM