Casa Alle Vacche Vin Santo Del Chianti DOC Tuscany 2015 375mL

The grapes are harvested and selected bunches are left to dry on cane mats for 2 months, then pressed and fermented in small wooden barrels and sealed for at least 4-5 years. This is a luscious Vin Santo at a great price. It’s bursting with ripe grapes, candied fruit, almond, marzipan, and a very pleasing oxidative note on the finish.

Casa alle Vacche is a traditional small estate on the slopes northeast of the picturesque Tuscan hill-town of San Gimignano. It’s been in the Ciappi family for several generations; they farm 25 hectares of vines and 3 hectares of olive groves, with a little agriturismo to round things out.  The name, meaning ‘The House of the Cows’ comes from the original use of the farm buildings as cow barns.