Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano Half 1987

The classic Vin Santo di Montepulciano is made from white varieties, Malvasia and Trebbiano, that are hand-harvested from the finest vineyard parcels. The grapes are then dried on straw mats in the “appassitoio” (drying room) prior to pressing, followed by fermentation with indigenous yeasts and a long, slow maturation in “caratelli” (50-litre oak casks) for 10 years. The result is a rich and decadent wine hallmarked by intense notes of orange marmalade, figs, almonds, roasted coffee beans, acacia honey, nutmeg and beurre noisette. An incredibly complex wine that ages brilliantly.