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16¾/20
Il Poggione Vin Santo Sant'Antimo Riserva 2005
Tuscany, ItalyVin Santo is one of those historic wines often overlooked in the modern wine business that deserves much more respect and acclaim. This blend from trebbiano and malvasia is dried on straw matts post harvest to increase the sugar concentration before pressing. A long, long fermentation and five years in small wooden barrels (100L caratelli) where the juice is in contact with the madre (yeast) the entire time. Worn orange in hue, with potent honey, burnished orange, golden raisins, walnut, dried apricot, candied tangerine, almond biscotti and chestnut filling its potent frame, one that inches lackadaisically across the palate. There's a tightening grip to close out, though the finish echoes on. A beauty, with biscotti and cantucci.Tasted: 07 October 2017Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $35.00 | 500ml | private wine shops |
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Blend: Trebbiano - MalvasiaCSPC: 125799
