Winery VerrazzanoVin santo del Chianti Classico
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Vin santo del Chianti Classico
Pairings that work perfectly with Vin santo del Chianti Classico
Original food and wine pairings with Vin santo del Chianti Classico
The Vin santo del Chianti Classico of Winery Verrazzano matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cornish pasties, moussaka with spices or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Verrazzano's Vin santo del Chianti Classico.
Discover the grape variety: Dameron
Simple, rustic reds with a clear ruby colour, soft tannins and an airy palate, showing discreet aromas of red fruits and herbal notes. Formerly destined mainly for distillation into eau-de-vie. Now almost extinct, preserved in INRAE ampelographic collections, a witness to the former diversity of the Charentes vineyard before phylloxera. Old black variety from the Charentes, ancestor of the Cognac vineyard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vin santo del Chianti Classico from Winery Verrazzano are 2013, 0, 2011, 2012
Informations about the Winery Verrazzano
The Winery Verrazzano is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
Historic Tuscan DOC of the Chianti Classico (passito technique, grapes dried in loft for several months): signature Malvasia Bianca and Trebbiano Toscano as white kings (>=60%) — amber golden robe, rich intense nose of honey, roasted almond, vanilla, dried fruits (walnut, hazelnut), enveloping harmonious palate, sugar balanced by vibrant acidity, long finish. Slow fermentation in caratelli (small barrels), 3 years ageing including 24 months in caratelli.
The wine region of Tuscany
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.
The word of the wine: PDO
Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.
