Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world visit the historic village of San Gimignano. Indeed, San Gimignano is one of the most unique and best preserved medieval hilltop villages in Tuscany. Amazingly, this city looks a lot like it did in the 12th and 13th centuries.
San Gimignano’s “skyline” is defined by several distinctive towers, earning it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List…
The ‘Madre’ (“Mother” in Italian) is a thick deposit of wine-soaked lees and yeast cells left at the bottom of the Caratello (ancient barrels used to make Vin Santo in Tuscany) when racked…
Maremma is a major historical and geographical territory shared by Tuscany and Lazio. The boundaries are roughly and historically defined as the coastal territory extending from the south of Livorno in Tuscany to the northern section of Lazio in the province of Viterbo…
After World War II, Tuscan wines underwent a radical change. In fact, the Tuscan vineyards had just emerged from the phylloxera crisis, totally destroyed economically.
However, a number of changes would prove to herald a complete renaissance of this prestigious wine region and give birth to exceptional wines that the wine world would soon nickname the ‘Super Tuscans’…
In 1716, the Grand Duke of Toscana, Cosimo III de’ Medici, issued a historical edict to protect Tuscan wines.
The ‘Bando’ (edict) legally established the geographical limits of four prominent winegrowing regions: Chianti, Pomino, Carmignano, and Val d’Arno di Sopra…
Comments = A very fine 2019 vintage whose tannic structure suggests very good aging potential. The aromas already present and precise are just waiting to evolve to express their full potential. This wine clearly deserves all the attention of great connoisseurs who will appreciate the expression of the Tuscan terroir in this wine whose perfect acidity comes from this gently sloping vineyard that fully benefits from its orientation and its position in relation to the Mediterranean Sea.
Final Grade = A
Comments = Elegant and racy wine that will impress you with its perfect balance between acidity-tannins and aromas. It was just a pleasure to taste it. I cannot recommend this wine enough.
Final Grade = A+
Comments = Finesse and elegance for this rather fruity wine that offers a velvety tannic structure together with a medium acidity and a quite light body but a solid palate and finish
Final Grade = B+
“Vin Santo” is an Italian term that can be literally translated as “Holy Wine”. It is an Amber-Colored sweet wine (dessert wine) mainly produced in Tuscany (Italy), other central Italian regions, and sometimes in the Trentino region (Italy). It is often produced with Trebbiano and Malvasia local white grapes that Read more…