“VinSanGiusto” Passito Bianco Toscana IGT 2018 (BIO) dolce · in gift box

San Giusto a Rentennano | Tuscany
Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano| Loc. S.G. a Rentennano | IT 53013 Gaiole in Chianti

29570118 · 0,375 l · 157,33 €/lavailable immediately
Limitation of 2 articles per customer

There are wines that are counted – by points, by vintage and also occasionally by price. And then there is VinSanGiusto. This is counted and rated according to rare experiences. 90% Malvasia, 10% Trebbiano, harvested by hand when the ripeness is right. Then comes the most unusual part: the grapes are dried on racks in well-ventilated rooms. Quite a few weeks – around 140 days. They lose water for almost five months, concentrating their sugars, acids and flavours. Then they are pressed. What follows is true anachronism in the best sense of the word. The must is placed in small chestnut barrels – 40 to 180 Liters – and is stored in attics, where it is exposed to seasonal temperature fluctuations. Summer and winter, heat and cold, year after year. Six years. During this time, it ferments and develops slowly, without intervention. 40% of the liquid evaporates, which also explains the extraordinary concentration. No rush, no control, no shortcuts. Then the filtration: drop by drop through Dutch cloth. Then 18 months in the bottle. And not a single gram of added sulphur.

The wine that is in your glass right now has at least eight years of ageing behind it. But it has only just arrived. Deep, rich amber yellow in colour. On the nose, honey, dried apricot, figs, almonds, candied orange peel, beeswax, a hint of camomile and something very positively morbid that no modern white wine has. The palate is dense and extraordinarily concentrated, with a sweetness supported by lively acidity and a final of almost infinite length. The chestnut is not wood, it is its story. A passito that is only served when all the other wines of the evening, no matter how great, should be forgotten. And it will succeed. SUPERIORE.DE