Vin Santo & Passito wines
Passito wines from Tuscany. Vin santo is of course the most famous, but the tradition of dessert wines is present throughout the region.
From the Maremma, the islands of the archipelago to the hills of Chianti and Val d'Orcia, each area has its own typical passito wine.
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Vin Santo di San Gimignano DOC Guicciardini Strozzi, Tasting notes:
Sweet taste, perfect with dry pastry and cantucci
Vin Santo di San Gimignano DOC Guicciardini Strozzi
Respecting the ancient Tuscan tradition, this wine is made from a selected selection of grapes, carefully dried on trellises. After vinification, the Vin Santo matures for more than 4 years in slightly drained kegs placed in the attics of Cusona.
Guicciardini Strozzi
The Guicciardini Strozzi family boasts over a thousand years of history. Wine producers since time immemorial (since 994), have several estates scattered throughout Tuscany with deep roots in the territory and prominent personalities among their ancestors. One of the most illustrious is Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, better known as La Gioconda or more simply Mona Lisa, immortalized in the most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci; the current members of the family represent the fifteenth generation of descent.
Alì Alè Fattoria Mantellassi:
Passito wine with intense red fruit aromas that give its sweet taste some very special and intriguing nuances
After raisining for 70 days in crates kept in ventilated places sheltered from the sun, vinification is carried out using a completely manual method from the removal of the stalks to the pressing, and then the wine is refined in oak barrels for a few months.
Label:
MANTELLASSI
ALI ALÉ
TUSCANY
TYPICAL GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
PASSITO
37.5cl
Bottled at source and produced entirely by Fattoria Mantellassi
Magliano in Toscana - Italy
PRODUCED IN ITALY
13% vol
CONTAINS SULPHITES
Fattoria Mantellassi
“Labor Omnia Vincit”, as never before, this motto reconfirms its validity in the tenacity and the attachment of the Mantellassi Farm, in Magliano in Toscana. Mantellassi have always been winemakers, in 1960 began the planting of the first four hectares of vineyards in Banditaccia, up to the current one hundred. These extend on some of the many hills of the Fattoria, in terrains of tufaceous-calcareous nature with an ampelographic base consisting mainly of the Sangiovese grape, then of the Alicante, Cabernet Sauvignon, Morellino, Merlot, Canaiolo Nero, Black Malvasia, Ciliegiolo, Vermentino Bianco vines. , White Sauvignon. The Mantellassi Farm has contributed significantly to the establishment of the Morellino di Scansano Denomination of Controlled Origin in 1978 and is considered one of the most prestigious manufacturing companies.
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOCCastellare di Castellina, Tasting notes:
Vibrant amber colour. The nose is bursting with dried fruit, honey, caramel and candied fruit. On the palate it is broad and enveloping, leaving a sensation of chestnut flour and a long, pleasant finish.
Neither too dry nor too sweet. Produced in strict accordance with tradition, but with Malvasia Bianca and a small amount of Trebbiano grapes dried out in an aired area and not on “cannicci” (special wicker surfaces). And then in half-barriques with 20 to 30 year old deposits (“madri”). There’s never enough.
Label:
CASTELLARE DI CASTELLINA
VINSANTO DEL CHIANTI CLASSICO
Controlled designation of origin
Produced and bottled by Castellare di Castellina (Nettuno srl) Castellina in Chianti (SI) - ITALY
PRODUCED IN ITALY
375 ml
16% vol
Contains sulphites
Castellare di Castellina
The producer, the very famous and renowned company Castellare di Castellina is in fact one of the most historic, working to defend these centuries-old traditions. Castellare di Castellina was born from the union of four farms. Those were the 70’s when the so-called Renaissance of the Italian wine had begun. A Renaissance to which Castellare was able to give its own contribution, keeping together tradition and innovation.
Passito Predicatore Cantina La Cura, Tasting notes:
Deep ruby red in colour. Consistent and fairly candied fruit aromas, hints of sweetness. The wine flows creamy, elegant and very long finish. Rich flowers and lightly dominate gracefully over the dense alcohol. The acidity enlivens it in a sumptuous and very long finish.
Cantina La Cura
The Cantina La Cura, owned by Enrico Corsi, is a young and dynamic production company consisting of fifteen hectares of vineyards in the heart of the denomination Maremma Toscana Doc and Monteregio di Massa Marittima, located in the high Maremma Toscana on the Tyrrhenian coast. The main varieties hosted are Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Aleatico for a total annual production of 30 thousand bottles. The company favors an ecological approach to the processing of soil and vines, coordinated by the University of Pisa, which is also its main technical partner. The first bottles of wine date back to 1999.
Passito wine from Maremma
Only 1300 bottles produced each year. In the part of the Maremma known as the Colline Metallifere, Enrico Corsi and his Cantina La Cura produce exceptional, handcrafted wines. For the Passito Predicatore, Merlot grapes are used and in addition to the manual harvest in the vineyard, a second skimming is carried out in the cellar, to guarantee only the best for this wine. We recommend pairing it with dark chocolate or chocolate cantucci to enhance the flavours. Also excellent as a meditation wine.
Vin Santo Di Carmignano DOC Riserva Capezzana, Tasting notes:
It shows an intense golden yellow color. the scent is very complex, fruity, with hints of dried and candied fruit, apricot and orange peel; floral notes are also present. The palate is complex, sweet, smooth and with a fruity and persistent aftertaste.
Vin Santo Di Carmignano DOC Riserva Capezzana
It was this wine to coin the famous saying “meditation wine” but it is a perfect match for cantucci and all Tuscan sweets, blue cheese and even liver pâté
Capezzana
At Capezzana they know it well, they have been making wine since 802, not 1802. If you’re looking for the magic formula which makes their wines so special, you’ll find it in the great diversity of each vineyard’s soil and orientation that create extreme and fantastic biodiversity.
Nantropò Ansonica Passito IGT, Tasting notes:
Scents of ntense fruity, dried apricot and orange zest in evidence, notes of tropical fruits and flowers to complete the bouquet. On the palete has a dense and structured, decidedly pleasant and drinkable, by great wealth and complexity, balanced and very persistent.
Nantropò Ansonica Passito IGT
From the ansonica grapes of Capel Rosso, bathed in sunlight and squeezed between granite and the sea, comes the Nantropò Passito. These are extreme conditions that only “expert” vines over 80 years old can withstand and produce, even though with minimal quantities, an exceptional wine. The producer, the Fontuccia company, is one of the very few winegrowers on the island of Giglio. Heroic viticulture because their vineyards are small terraces on granite rocks overlooking the sea. The harvest is done by hand, as it was 80 years ago because even the use of tractors is impossible.
Fontuccia
Fontuccia dedicated everything to the island life and their passion is infinite, which viticulture today calls “heroic”. An archaic knowledge that they have chosen to protect, enhancing specificities and the beauty of their territory with this wine. They are one of the very few winegrowers on the island of Giglio. Heroic viticulture because their vineyards are small terraces on granite rocks overlooking the sea. The harvest is done by hand, as it was 80 years ago because even the use of tractors is impossible.
Aleatico Sovana DOC Superiore Fattoria Aldobrandesca, Tasting notes:
Aleatico is a bright wine that is ruby red in color. The nose is impressively delicate with notes of wild roses that merge with fruity aromas of cherries and plums. The palate is remarkable for its unique balance between sweetness and freshness, the finish is dominated by typical varietal notes of roses.
Aleatico Sovana DOC Superiore Fattoria Aldobrandesca, Vinification:
During harvesting operations, the grapes were divided into two parts: one part was immediately fermented while the other was left to desiccate in well ventilated drying rooms for approximately one month in order to increase aromatic concentration levels and enhance structure. Both lots underwent the same fermentation process. After a gentle crushing, the must was transferred into stainless steel tanks where maceration on the skins lasted for approximately one week to extract aromatic compounds and its characteristic color. Fermentation was conducted at a controlled temperature that did not exceed 20 °C (68 °F) and was halted by rapidly lowering the temperature once optimal sugar concentration levels were reached. The wine was aged at a controlled low temperature until bottling.
Fattoria Aldobrandesca:
The Fattoria Aldobrandesca estate is located in the southern part of Tuscan Maremma, in the center of what is known as “the Etruscan Tuff zone”.Maremma is often associated with its coastline, flat lands, pine tree forests, horses and local cowboys called “butteri”. The Fattoria Aldobrandesca estate is in rural Maremma located inland in an area known as the Tuff Area. Ancient civilizations built fascinating medieval fortresses and settlements on steep tuff bluffs that today are open-air museums. Small characteristic towns carved out of tuff stone in this area are Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana.The vineyards rise on the slopes of a spur of tuff where the hilltop town of Sovana is located, surrounded by a beautiful landscape of incredible natural beauty, rich in architectural heritage
Moscadello di Montalcino DOC Vendemmia Tardiva Capanna, Tasting notes:
Has an intense golden colour. The nose immediately recognises an intense aroma of acacia honey, apricots, pears and candied fruit; noteworthy because it is extremely persistent. on the palate it is sweet, but well balanced by acidity, well structured and pleasant, complex and with a characteristic aftertaste.
Capanna
Azienda Capanna is one of the most historic producers of this wine in Montalcino.
Brunello, Rosso and Moscadello are their top products.
The Capanna winery, owned by the Cencioni family since 1957, is located in the Montosoli area, north of Montalcino. Founded by Giuseppe Cencioni; already in the 1960s he began bottling his own wines and, after the recognition of Brunello di Montalcino DOC in 1966, Giuseppe was one of the 25 founders of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino.
Production, initially a few thousand bottles, later increased with the planting of new vineyards. In 1975, the export of Brunello di Montalcino DOC – Capanna 1970 – to Germany began; in the following years, new markets were reached: United States of America, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Japan, Austria, Poland, Denmark and others .
The Capanna winery is still run exclusively by the family: moreover, it is Amedeo Cencioni himself, Patrizio’s son and representative of the fourth generation, who oversees the oenological and agronomic side of the winery.
Montalcino passito wine
Moscadello di montalcino, the Passito wine par excellence of the val d’orcia.
Aleatico dell'Elba Passito DOCG Alea Ludendo Tenuta delle Ripalte
Excellent with dry pastry as Cantucci or schiaccia briaca, also good as meditation wine.
Tenuta delle Ripalte, Elba estate
The Fattoria is the agricultural branch of the Ripalte Estate, located on the promontory at the south-eastern end of Elba. In 2003, in order to enhance the ancient agricultural vocation in synergy with the tourist activity, a vineyard was planted to resume production of the most famous and typical Elban wine: Aleatico.
Aleatico Passito from Isola d'Elba
Aleatico. It is a unique product, with a complex structure and unmistakable aroma, fruit of the sun that ripens and concentrates it and of the minerality of the land on which it grows. The entire property is a natural oasis, totally within the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, an evocative and unique place.
Cristino Aleatico Passito IGT, Tasting notes:
Intense aromas of sour cherries, myrtle, maquis and aromatic herbs. Sweet, tasty, fragrant, long taste.
Cristino Aleatico Passito IGT
Aleatico passito from Capraia Island. The La Piana farm, recovering old abandoned land on the island, produces only 1500 bottles of this wine a year. A 100% Aleatico Passito, grown in the middle of the sea, on an unspoiled island where the gentle Mediterranean winds blow.
La Piana
The organic farm La Piana Capraia is located on the island of Capraia, within the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. The area to which it belongs, called “Il Piano S. Stefano”, is a magical and uncontaminated place where aromas, sounds, colors, and traditions blend with ancient tastes and knowledge, in which time seems to have stopped. The landscape, guarded by the agricultural presence, is designed by the discontinuity of vine rows in the Mediterranean scrub, terracing, dry stone walls, ancient cisterns, and by native ornamental species such as oleander, rosemary, ancient rose;
Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC, Tasting notes:
It reveals a complex and enveloping bouquet with aromas of prunes and dates, propolis, gingerbread, malaga and tobacco. In the mouth it is sweet and spicy and the olfactory notes return, expanding with those of dried apricots and smoked hazelnut with small nuances of Christmas spices. A wine that surprises with every sip for its concentration and depth. Retro-olfactory persistence is incredibly long. A true Fuori Serie.
Avignonesi, winery in Val di Chiana
The producer, Avignonesi extend in the Montepulciano and Cortona areas (in the Val di Chiana in the province of Arezzo) ensuring a diversified spectrum of soils that allows the production of a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano that authentically expresses the complexity of the terroir, while the Val di Chiana is suitable for the cultivation of other grape varieties such as Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Occhio di Pernice a 100% sangiovese wine
This amazing Vin santo is the result of an exceptionally long aging process during which more than half of this precious liquid evaporates. It has been calculated that with the same quantity of grapes used to produce one of their 375 ml bottles, twenty-four 750 ml bottles of wine can be produced. Made from 100% Sangiovese grapes, this is the result of a strict selection of the best grapes, drying for many months on bamboo mats in the appassitoio and then 10 years in oak barrels, in contact with the mother, indigenous yeast more than 100 years old. The wine is perfect as a Meditation wine, but also with dry pastry as Cantucci Toscani or Chocolate.
Vin santo di Montepulciano Cantine Dei, Tasting notes:
Golden yellow in colour with amber highlights, it has a wide range of aromas with hints of candied fruit, almond paste, acacia honey and apricot. In the mouth it is pleasantly sweet but balanced by an excellent freshness.
Cantine Dei
Cantine Dei is known as one of the best wine producers of Montepulciano. Every year their wines are awarded and recognized by critics as excellent.
At the Dei estate, arts merges with wine. Their cellar is the perfect example of how architecture and winemaking are working together for a stunning result.
Their wine are all based on the local Sangiovese production and their Nobile wine are among the best of the region.
Vin Santo from Montepulciano
Following the Chianti tradition, also in Montepulciano the sweet passito wine is called "Vin Santo".
Vin santo wine from Montepulciano is perfect to end your meal, dipping Cantucci in it. Or as a meditation wine.
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC Castello di Monsanto, Tasting notes:
The wine is amber in color, with notes of dried fruit, melted butter, toasted almonds and candied fruit on the nose. The palate is sensual, elegant, balanced and robust, with a very persistent finish.
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
Castello di Monsanto's Vinsanto is produced according to the strictest tradition: that is, leaving the must for the caratelli exposed both in summer and winter to the weather of the vinsantaia. No technological support, just endless passion for a great Chianti tradition.
Castello di Monsanto
There are two places at Castello di Monsanto that capture every visitor for the charm and the magic that is perceived: the Poggio’s hill and the historic cellar. Being able to transmit at least a tenth of the emotions you experience visiting the Monsanto winery is very difficult. The aromas, the echoes, the silences, the layers of noble molds make it a unique place that deserves at least one visit. The company has its origin from here. So from a climb on the Poggio and from a descent into the cellar, the idea of making a Cru in Chianti Classico was born for the first time. It was 1962 when the first 6,000 bottles of the Chianti Classico Riserva Il Poggio were produced. Of the 72 hectares planted with vineyards, between 260 and 310 meters s.l.m., 56 ha are in Sangiovese, the vine in which the company has deeply believed from the beginning. The Sangiovese clones present in the vineyards come from a mass selection of vines found in the vineyard Il Poggio, “the mother” of all the vineyards of Monsanto. In a small percentage are then present the two historical vines of the Chianti Classico vine: Canaiolo and Colorino.
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC La Sala, Tasting notes:
Intense golden colour The nose is amber-coloured with hints of honey, almond and apricot. In the mouth it is divine, velvety and sweet.
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC La Sala:
This Vin santo from chianti Classico demands and gain respect. Made from the juice of the best bunches of Trebbiano grapes (100%), it is the perfect example of how man’s work, combined with the right territory, can lead to an exceptional result.
La Sala
La Sala del Torriano has ancient traditions, dating back to 1200, and is located in San Casciano Val di Pesa, right in the heart of Chianti Classico. Thus was born the project of the new winery, based on the desire to produce organic wines of the highest quality, made with care and dedication in the utmost respect for the environment.
