SMIRNOFF 375 ML
$16.96
375 ML
Like the best passito wines, the Vinsanto di Volpaia mantains its balance for weeks after the bottle is opened.
Varieties: Trebbiano, Malvasia Bianca del Chianti
The wine of the Mass.
There are many theories around the origin of the name of this wine but most likely the name comes from the use of this wine during the Mass. In February the dried grapes of Trebbiano and Malvasia are softly pressed. The must is then slowly fermented with indigenous yeats for 5 years to produce Volpaia's Vinsanto. The drying of the grapes and the wine aging happen in the Vinsantaia, an attic, where the extreme temperature excurtions help the slow evolution of the Vinsanto.
2018 edition: March was warm but the following months April and May were very cold and rainy. Good weather started from June 10th and the end of the month and beginning of July were very warm and dry. Intense warm from mid-July to end of August, interspersed with some rain that were able to guarantee the right humidity to the soil. In September and mid-October the weather was good but always with some scattered rain. Blooming was delayed of 10 days as well as flowering. In June vines started a sudden and vigorous development. Veraison began with some delay and continued fairly slow. Harvest started a few days later compared to the previous years.
Tasting Notes: Scintillating amber. It is a full, balanced wine with intense, of cane sugar, apricot jam and sultan grapes. Warm and luscious with almond finish
