Chianti Vinsanto 2006

A luxuriously decadent dessert wine, Vinsanto has a rich amber colour and a concentrated aroma of dried figs, nuts and candied fruit. This delicious jam is made from a blend of Malvasia, San Colombano and Sangiovese grapes that are dried under the warm Tuscan sun for five months. The dried grapes, which look more like a large sultana, are then pressed and immediately put into wooden ‘caratelli’ barrels.

Each barrel is made from five different woods, each of which brings a different nuance of flavour, ranging from apricot to caramel. The sealed kegs remain undisturbed under the eaves of our attic for six to eight years, where the natural fluctuations of the seasons wisely influence fermentation. Once completed, this centuries-old procedure produces a dessert wine of unparalleled refinement that compresses the flavour of 30 kg of grapes into each rare and precious bottle.