Winery VignavecchiaVin Santo del Chianti Classico
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Vignavecchia's Vin Santo del Chianti Classico.
Discover the grape variety: Douce noire
The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Vignavecchia
The Winery Vignavecchia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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
The wine region of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico is located in the region of Vin Santo of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rocca di Montegrossi or the Domaine Isole e Olena produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico are Sangiovese et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico often reveals types of flavors of honey, licorice or spices and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, molasses or black fruit.
The wine region of Tuscany
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.
The word of the wine: Young
A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.
