Authentic Gigliolino Winery
Vin Santo
Grapes
Malvasia del Chianti, Trebbiano, San Colombano.
Vinification
The healthiest grapes are manually harvested into boxes and are then dried on reed mats in dehumidified rooms with abundant natural ventilation until the following February. The natural dehydration process increases the sugar content of the grapes, which develop 16% alcohol content and a residual sugar content of approximately 90 gl. After the dried grapes are pressed, the wine is fermented in the tradtional manner.
Maturation
Owing to its high sugar content, the wine needs to mature slowly in small oak barrels in what is known as the vinsantaia, an attic room in which temperatures vary greatly from summer to winter. Only after having aged for four years in oak barrels the wine is bottled.
Sensory Qualities
The wine is sparkling amber in color, and the lively refractions on the glass are indicative of the wine´s impressive structure. The olfatory test shows the wine to have lovely dried fruit and almond scents, with hints of honey. The wine has a full and velvety approach that is extremely intense and long lasting the sign of a superior quality product. The wine´s fully satisfying sweetness is part of an exquisitely blended, impeccably balanced bouquet.
Serving Suggestions
Vin Santo is superb with tea cookies and other sweets (Cantuccini).
Alcohol Content
16%
|
