2011 Rocca di Montegrossi Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Trebbiano

2011 Rocca di Montegrossi Vin Santo del Chianti Classico

97 VM

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95 WE

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95 W&S

Featured Review

The 2011 Vin Santo is such a distinctive wine. As always, proprietor Marco Ricasoli-Firidolfi makes one of the most unique Vin Santos in Chianti Classico. The 2011 shows all the viscous intensity and richness this pure Malvasia Bianca Vin Santo is known for, but it is also a bit more floral and a touch less unctuous than some recent editions. Dried flowers, ginger, marzipan, spice, mint and sweet dried fruits all meld together effortlessly. The 2011 is simply fabulous. Vinous Media

Vinous (Galloni) | 97 VM

Slightly hazy, this dessert white is viscous and concentrated, with caramel, almond, orange peel and walnut skin aromas and flavors. Shows good acidity to cut the sweetness, and is ideal for post-dinner sipping, either with biscotti or on its own. Drink now through 2040. 75 cases made, 25 cases imported.

Wine Spectator | 95 WE

The 2011 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico (100% Malvasia Bianco) pours a rich chestnut hue, with aromas of candied orange, baked peach, baking spice, and gingerbread. It is rich and coating with apricot preserve, graham pastry, and baking spice and is round with texture long on the finish in an altogether singular expression. Drink over the coming decades.

Jeb Dunnuck | 95 JD

No written review provided. | 95 W&S

Type of Wine	Dessert Wine
Varietal	Trebbiano
Country	Italy : Italy is renowned as one of the world’s greatest gastronomic havens; from certified Prosciutto di Parma to the sea-side seafood eateries on the island of Sicily. However, this epicurean experience could not possibly be as hedonistic without the ethereal combination of the country’s plethora of fine wines. It seems unfair that a nation should be able to boast, both, some of the world’s greatest cuisine as well as its greatest wines. Italian wine is one of the most sought after in the world, and has become the second most produced in the world, behind only France. Stretching an impressive 736 miles from northern Italy to the peninsula’s southern tip, the country’s geography generates an enormous array of topography, climate and soil structure. This is an extremely important quality of its winegrowing and making industry which lays claim to nearly 550 different grape varietals, which all desire their own necessities, in terms of terroir and climate. The still red wines of Italy truly characterize the nation’s vast and expansive terroir; Nebbiolo dominates Piedmont, where Barolo and Barbaresco reign king and queen of the region’s production. Hailing from Brunello di Montalcino in Tuscany, the rockstar Sangiovese grape has become synonymous with greatness. Vin Santo sweet wines have taken on a mighty feat of competing with the glorious wines of Sauternes, and of course, Prosecco. Prosecco, located in Trieste (northeast Italy) and its creation of luxuriously effervescent styles of wine has become Italy’s answer to Champagne. The Glera grape variety, which has become synonymous with the name Prosecco, is the main ingredient and is beloved in the appellation where the village of Prosecco’s name has become world renowned. The blurred boundary between Italy and the countries of Slovenia and Austria, where German influence still resonates through Friuli wines. The prevalence of Riesling and other such grape varietals is high in this region and have become extremely popular on today’s market. With nearly 702,000 hectares of grapevines covering the massive and diverse landscape, Italy’s annual average of 48.3 million hectoliters of wine production is second only to France in terms of volume and Spain in terms of hectares of vines. The country is vast and overwhelming when it comes to the culinary arts, but perhaps even this is overshadowed by its production of some of the world’s most sought after wines, whether the omnipresent Chianti to the highly collectible and sought after Amarone della Valpolicalla.
Region	Italy
Subregion	Chianti Classico

Producer	Rocca Di Montegrossi

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