2019 Tenuta Torciano Estate bottled Dolce Vin Santo, Tuscany
Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC - makes with malvasia bianca and trebbiano from Tuscany vineyards ml 500

Tenuta Torciano Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC

Vintage: 2019

Certification: Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC 

Grapes Varieties: malvasia bianca and trebbiano

Alcohol: 13.5%

Aging: more than 3 years

Format: 500ml

Type: dessert wine

Serving Temperature: 12 °C (53 F)

Pairing: sweets and Tuscan cantuccini biscuits

Country: Italy, Tuscany

Wine Description:

Dark amber yellow color in the glass, with deep golden hues. The olfactory bouquet is complex and articulated, composed of hints that recall honey, vanilla, dried fruit and caramel. The taste is sweet, soft, velvety and dense, well balanced between sugars and freshness, and with excellent persistence.

Perfect in combination with dry pastries, such as pies or biscuits, and especially with the famous Tuscan cantucci. We also recommend tasting it with almonds, dark chocolate and dried figs. These flavors, in fact, recall the complex and enveloping fragrances that Vin Santo di Montepulciano gives to the palate.

Wine Cellar:

Tenuta Torciano Winery is situated in the heart of Tuscany, 35 minutes from Florence and 20 minutes from Siena, surrounded by beautiful rolling hills and a succession of unique greenery that features towering cypress trees, long stretches of beautiful vineyards, olive groves, forests of oaks and lovely villages.

When you visit Tenuta Torciano Winery, you will totally immerse yourself in Italian culture, together with a Tuscan family consisting of 13 generations of wine producers. Here you will experience warm hospitality and additional Tuscan traditions handed down from father to son.

Area of Production:

Vin Santo di Montepulciano is sweet wine produced in the town of Montepulciano, Tuscany. Montepulciano is much better known for its Sangiovese-based red wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, but there is a lot to be said for the sweet whites made from the area's vineyards. Terroir plays an important role, and only those sites offering excellent exposure with an ideal microclimate and composition of soils are deemed suitable for this classified wine. Vineyards must be predominantly east facing, at an altitude of 250 to 600 meters (800–2000ft) above sea level, and the soils mainly sandy clay.

Grapes:

Vin Santo di Montepulciano is made from a minimum 70% Malvasia Bianca and Trebbiano Toscano grapes, individually or blended together. All the fruit must be grown in the specified prime area, which is the entire municipality of Montepulciano except for the lower part of the Val di Chiana (Chiana Valley). Regulations governing vinification and maturation are prescriptive. The grapes are carefully selected and left to dry on straw mats in temperature-controlled rooms. Vin Santo di Montepulciano must be aged for at least three years.