Vinsanto del Chianti DOC - Carpineto

The Vinsanto del Chianti from Carpineto in Tuscany offers a dense, light yellow color in the swirled glass. This Vin Santo also flatters the eye with reflections When the wine glass is swirled, this dessert wine reveals a high viscosity, which can be seen in the clear stained glass windows at the edge of the glass. The nose of this Carpineto dessert wine reveals all kinds of mirabelle plums, peaches, limes, apples and pears.

The Vinsanto del Chianti can rightly be described as particularly fruity and velvety, as it has been vinified with a wonderfully sweet taste profile. This melting dessert wine is full-bodied and multi-layered on the palate. Thanks to its present fruit acidity, Vinsanto del Chianti is impressively fresh and lively on the palate. The finish of this Vin Santo from the Tuscany wine-growing region of Tuscany, or more precisely from Chianti, impresses with a remarkable aftertaste.

Vinification of the Carpineto Vinsanto del Chianti

This powerful Vin Santo from Italy is made from the Malvasia Bianca and Trebbiano grape varieties. The Vinsanto del Chianti is obviously also determined by the climatic and stylistic factors of Chianti. This Italian can literally be described as an Old World wine, which presents itself in an extraordinarily impressive way. Once perfect physiological ripeness has been ensured, the grapes for the Vinsanto del Chianti are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective machines. After the harvest, the grapes are transported to the winery as quickly as possible. Here they are selected and carefully broken up. This is followed by fermentation in small oak barrels at controlled temperatures. At the end of this process, the Vinsanto del Chianti is aged for 30 months in French oak barrels. The ageing in barrels is followed by extensive bottle ageing, which makes this Vin Santo even more complex.

Dining recommendations for Carpineto Vinsanto del Chianti

This dessert wine from Italy is best enjoyed moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C. It goes perfectly with coconut kefir cream, elderflower yoghurt ice cream with lemon balm or almond milk jelly with lychees.

Awards for the Vinsanto del Chianti from Carpineto

This wine from Chianti not only impresses us, but also well-known wine experts have awarded it 90 points and more. The ratings include the 1999 vintage

• I Vini di Veronelli - 3 stars
• Doctor Wine - 92 points

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