Organic Dessert Wine

Using the red grape variety Sangiovese, the rosé variant of the Vin Santo, the Occhio di Pernice (Eye of the Partridge), is created. Fascinating bouquet of smoke, honey, caramel and dried apricots. Exotic, full-bodied on the palate with a wonderful balance of freshness and lively acidity. Clean, almost dry finish with a racy aftertaste of dried fruits and spices. Exciting and stimulating! SUPERIORE.DE

"Driven by honey and molasses, the Badia a Coltibuono 2007 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Occhio di Pernice is a pure beauty. Made with organic fruit, this dessert wine opens to a dark copper color and beautifully intense aromas of dried fruit, fig, honey, brown sugar and maple syrup. There is a vein of heat and warmth there that underlines the sweetness and the ripeness of the fruit." Robert Parker

Only 2,024 bottles that have it in them: Perhaps the best sweet wine in Italy should not be called "Vin Santo" because its high concentration means that it does not reach 12% alcohol.

But this is also completely uninteresting, because these aromatic-spicy forest honey notes, this sweet fruit balanced by a fine acidity, and this wonderful spice that characterize this wine, need no official regulation. This is just delicious. Best with strong cheeses, with desserts - or you simply take a glass of it "solo" as dessert. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2011 Vin San Giusto is somehow remarkably light on its feet for a rich, textured Vin Santo that packs a whopping 410 grams of residual sugar. Ginger, orange peel, spice, dried cherry and tobacco overtones give the Vin San Giusto striking aromatic intensity and nuance. Silky, plush and full of character, the 2011 is a compelling sweet wine to drink over the next 10-15 years." Vinous

Just 2,024 bottles that can hold it: Perhaps the best sweet wine in Italy must not be called "Vin Santo" because its high concentration does not reach 12% alcohol. But this is also completely uninteresting, because these aromatic-spicy forest honey notes, this sweet fruit balanced by a fine acidity and this wonderful spiciness, which distinguish this wine, do not need an official regulation. It simply tastes delicious. It is best served with strong cheeses, with desserts - or simply take a glass of it "solo" as dessert. SUPERIORE.DE

"Wine is elevated to art when we consider the various Vin Santos made throughout Tuscany. This is most apparent in the stunning San Giusto a Rentennano 2012 Vin San Giusto, which opens to a dark amber color with polished copper highlights. The bouquet produces a never-ending stream of dried apricot, honey, prune, rum cake, button mushroom and brown sugar aromas. You also taste some of the cinnamon spice and vanilla essence that comes with prolonged aging in the tiny traditional oak casks used to make this precious wine. The wine is sweet, concentrated and syrupy on the finish. This is a true beauty." Robert Parker

"The 2012 Vin San Giusto is incredibly refined. There is plenty of the richness that readers have come to expect from the Vin San Giusto, but at the same time, the 2012 is wonderfully precise and nuanced. Spicecake, tobacco, cedar and mint give the 2012 lovely aromatic complexity that gives the wine a remarkable sense of lightness for such a rich sweet wine. In a word: superb." Vinous