Winery Tenuta Il PoggioneVin Santo Sant'Antimo
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vin Santo Sant'Antimo of Winery Tenuta Il Poggione in the region of Tuscany often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vin Santo Sant'Antimo
Pairings that work perfectly with Vin Santo Sant'Antimo
Original food and wine pairings with Vin Santo Sant'Antimo
The Vin Santo Sant'Antimo of Winery Tenuta Il Poggione matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, traditional lamb couscous (from algeria) or paupiettes with tomato sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta Il Poggione's Vin Santo Sant'Antimo.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vin Santo Sant'Antimo from Winery Tenuta Il Poggione are 2007, 2005, 0, 2006
Informations about the Winery Tenuta Il Poggione
The Winery Tenuta Il Poggione is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Sant'Antimo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sant'Antimo
Tuscan DOC of Montalcino (1996), same area as the Brunello and Rosso DOCG around the Cistercian abbey, created to accommodate international varieties outside Sangiovese, dry climate on clay-limestone. Signature Cabernet Sauvignon: structured and sun-drenched with blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a balsamic note, firm tannins. Supple Merlot and elegant Pinot Nero as complement. Full Chardonnay, vivid Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio among whites.
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: Flavours
There are generally four so-called fundamental flavours: acidity, bitterness, sweetness and saltiness. The first three are considered to be the building blocks of the structure of wines. They are perceived by the taste buds that cover the surface of the tongue.
