Vin Santo

Wine from Vin Santo comes out of Tuscany, Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Malvasia, backed by Trebbiano and Sangiovese.

The ground underneath is clay and limestone.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and slopes.

Dessert wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich.

Inside it sit Vin Santo del Chianti, Vin Santo di Carmignano and Vin Santo di Montepulciano.

At the table these bottles work with almond-scented amaretti and cantucci biscuits.

Serve at 10 to 12°C.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

In the glass.

Dessert: Rich.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

• Altesino Vin Santo Sant'Antimo, Tuscany, Italy
• Artimino Vin Santo di Carmignano, Tuscany, Italy
• Avignonesi Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo di Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
• Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
• Badia a Coltibuono Vin Santo del Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
• Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio Vin Santo del Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
• Bibbiano 'San Lorenzo a Bibbiano' Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo del Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
• Bonacchi Vin Santo del Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

At the table.

• almond-scented amaretti
• cantucci biscuits

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 10 to 12°C.
• Rewards decades in the cellar.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Vin Santo: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Tuscany guide.