Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 93/100 with the following review:

Vinsanto is a traditional Tuscan dessert wine. It is cherished because in the past each family’s father or grandfather would make their own Vinsanto, following a recipe that was handed down from one generation to the next. There are interesting stories about its origin. A legend from Siena says that a fourteenth-century friar gave this wine to the ill because it was believed to have miraculous healing properties. Another idea about the name is due to the church using it during mass. It is crafted using strictly hand-picked grapes, mainly Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia varietals, which are air-dried on mats, then barrel fermented during the winter. Aging takes place in chestnut and oak barrels, for a total of sixteen years. This is an intensely aromatic and flavourful wine, giving beautiful notes of apricot and peach jam, orange peel and crushed walnuts. It’s satiny smooth and luscious, with a delightfully persistent finish. It is suitable as either an aperitif or dessert wine and pairs beautifully with foie gras and cheeses like Gorgonzola picante or pecorino. It’s called a meditation wine, because it is so lovely to sit quietly with it and savour every drop.
Tasted October, 2023

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