Description
Made from 60% Malvasia and 40% Trebbiano, the grapes used in the wine are harvested from various estate vineyards in Castellina. After harvest, the grapes are dried and fermentation is carried out slowly in small barrels known as caratelli. The wine is then aged in these barrels for an additional five years.
"Castellare di Castellina has always had one eye on Tuscany's centuries old traditions, such as this amber coloured Vin Santo. The half bottle is the perfect size for this delicious mix of caramel and honey punctuated with candied orange peel. Neither sweet nor dry, it is the classic biscotti dessert wine. The fruit, a 60/40 mix of malvasia bianca with trebbiano, is dried in a ventilated area before it is fermented in half barrels of chestnut and oak with 20-30 year old leftover mother deposits, where it resides for five years." - 90 points, Anthony Gismondi
