The best wines of Vin Santo

Discover the best wines of Vin Santo of Toscane as well as the best winemakers of Vin Santo and estates of Vin Santo to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Vin Santo and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Vin Santo by region

Looking for a good wine of Vin Santo of Toscane among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Vin Santo. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Vin Santo with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Vin Santo

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Vin Santo

Red wines from the region of Vin Santo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Vin Santo

On the nose the red wine of the region of Vin Santo. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Vin Santo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Vin Santo

  • 1999With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Vin Santo

  • Sangiovese
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Vin Santo

A wine route planned in the region of Vin Santo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Vin Santo.

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.

Great white wines of Vin Santo

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Vin Santo

White wines from the region of Vin Santo go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or tapenade with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Vin Santo

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

The best vintages in white wine of Vin Santo

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Vin Santo

  • Trebbiano
  • Malvasia
  • Grechetto

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great pink wines of Vin Santo

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Vin Santo

Pink wines from the region of Vin Santo go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in pink wine of Vin Santo

  • 2019With an average score of 3.00/5

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Vin Santo

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Vin Santo

Sweet wines from the region of Vin Santo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), irish stew or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Vin Santo

On the nose the sweet wine of the region 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 the sweet wine of the region of Vin Santo. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Vin Santo

  • 2001With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Vin Santo

  • Trebbiano
  • Malvasia
  • Ortrugo
  • Melara
  • Santa Maria
  • Grechetto

The word of the wine: Smell

A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.

News from the vineyard of Vin Santo

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

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Burge is back in Krondorf winery – for the third time

The Krondorf facility is where Burge’s enigmatic wine empire began in 1978, when he created the successful Krondorf Wines label in partnership with the late Ian Wilson. After selling the Krondorf brand to Mildara Blass Wines, he bought the winery site to establish Grant Burge Wines in 1988, a label that grew to produce 750,000 dozen wines a year and turn over $70m. Grant Burge Wines is a brand now owned by Accolade Wines, having been sold by Burge and his wife Helen in January 2015 [announcement ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

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