Top 100 wines of Vin Santo
Discover the top 100 best wines of Vin Santo of Vin Santo as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Vin Santo and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Vin Santo
The wine region of Vin Santo is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine San Giusto a Rentennano or the Domaine Lusignani produce mainly wines sweet, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vin Santo are Sangiovese et Grillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vin Santo often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
In the mouth of Vin Santo is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 25 estates and châteaux in the of Vin Santo, producing 29 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vin Santo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Vin Santo
wines from the region of Vin Santo go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or beef such as recipes of pancakes, auvergne blue cheese burger or beef with cider.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Vin Santo
On the nose in the region of Vin Santo 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 Vin Santo is a powerful with a nice freshness.
