Top 100 wines of Vin Santo - Page 2

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: Montepulciano

A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.

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 beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of flemish beer stew, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or vienna cutlets.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Vin Santo

On the nose in the region of Vin Santo often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Vin Santo is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Vin Santo

Bodegas Marqués de Vizhoja experiments with coffee to reduce fungal disease

Galicia is the wettest region in all of Spain with average rainfall starting from 800mm in the driest areas all the way up to 2,200mm for those along the Atlantic coast. Given this concern, fungal issues in the vineyards are quite common and viticulture has been adapted accordingly, for example with vines being trained to pergolas or by higher trellising which allows for good air circulation. In addition, the use of antifungal chemical treatments is widespread to contend with issues such as Esca ...

Batailley 2021 release kick-starts Bordeaux en primeur

Château Batailley 2021 was released en primeur this week at around €26.5 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, level with the debut price of the 2020-vintage release. Batailley 2021 was being offered by international merchants at £330 per 12 bottles in bond, said Liv-ex, which described it as ‘one of the best value [Batailley] wines on the market today’. Some analysts and merchants suggested the Pauillac estate had set a relatively positive tone for the Bordeaux en primeur campaign over the next f ...

Join Decanter in New York for its debut Fine Wine Encounter

Decanter is excited to announce the debut of the world-renowned Decanter Fine Wine Encounter event in New York City, home to one of the most exciting wine scenes, on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tickets are now on sale. Join us in New York to taste, savour and enjoy outstanding fine wines and meet 50 of the world’s most prestigious producers for the Grand Tasting, each personally invited by Decanter. From London to Shanghai and now New York, this unique event will allow you to taste a wide range of ...