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| Chateau/Producer: | San Felice | | Wine Name: | Vin Santo del Chianti Classico | | Country: | Italy | | State: | Tuscany | | AOC: | Vin Santo | | Region: | Siena | | Wine Score: | 85 | | Notes: | I believe that this was a good example of a Vin Santo, but tasting this confirmed for me that I don't really care too much for Vin Santo. For a dessert wine, I want something sweeter. Its color was pale gold, and it had a wonderful nose of strong honey, with brown sugar, and a hint of peach. I found that the burn of alcohol masked the more subtle flavors, and I definitely wanted more sweetness than there was--though that has been my experience so far with these wines, so that's more my preference than any sort of flaw. The price listed is for a half-bottle. | | Tasting Date: | 2005-05-05 | | Varietal: | Trebbiano, Malvasia | | Production Notes: | Trebbiano 75%, Malvasia 25%. The grapes are picked and left to dry on matting called paglie (straw mats) and are then squeezed
in December or January. The grape must ferments and is refined for 5 years in caratelli, small barrels of 225 litres. | | Price US$: | 21.99 | | Source: | Martin's Wine Tasting |
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