Top 100 sweet wines of Tuscany
Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Tuscany as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Tuscany and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Kingdom of Sangiovese: upright reds with cherry, plum, dried herbs and leather, lively acidity and firm tannins. Fleshy, food-friendly Chianti Classico DOCG, deep long-ageing Brunello di Montalcino (spice, tobacco, ripe black fruit), elegant Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. On the coast, Bolgheri crafts the opulent Cabernet- and Merlot-based 'Super Tuscans'. Some fresh white Vernaccia.
70,000 ha around Florence and Siena, cradle of Italy's great reds.
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
sweet wines from the region of Tuscany go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or beef such as recipes of tiramisu (original recipe), cream of broccoli soup with blue cheese or cornish pasties.
On the nose in the region of Tuscany often reveals types of flavors of honey, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth in the region of Tuscany is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.