Winery Castello di Oliveto - Vin Santo del Chianti

Winery Castello di OlivetoVin Santo del Chianti

3.7
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vin Santo del Chianti of Winery Castello di Oliveto is a sweet wine from the region of Vin Santo del Chianti of Toscane.
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Castello di Oliveto's Vin Santo del Chianti.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Beaunoir

A very old grape variety from the Aube department and the Châtillon sur Seine district in the Côte d'Or. It is said to be the descendant of a natural intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and gouais blanc. Today, it is almost absent in the vineyard.

Informations about the Winery Castello di Oliveto

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vin Santo del Chianti in the region of Toscane
Find the Winery Castello di Oliveto on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Castello di Oliveto is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Vin Santo del Chianti to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Toscane
In the top 80000 of of Italy wines
In the top 3500 of of Vin Santo del Chianti wines
In the top 15000 of sweet wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vin Santo del Chianti

The wine region of Vin Santo del Chianti is located in the region of Vin Santo of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castelvecchio or the Domaine Castello di Ama produce mainly wines sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vin Santo del Chianti are Sangiovese, Merlot and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vin Santo del Chianti often reveals types of flavors of raisin, oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or black fruit.


The wine region of Toscane

Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.

News related to this wine

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

Other wines of Winery Castello di Oliveto

See all wines from Winery Castello di Oliveto

Other wines of Vin Santo del Chianti

See the best wines from of Vin Santo del Chianti

Other similar sweet wines

See the best sweet wines of Vin Santo del Chianti