Corbellicce, Vin Santo del Chianti, Tuscany, Italy, 2009
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Tasted by:
(at Carousel, London W1, 11 Oct 2017)
Drinking Window: 2017 - 2023
Anyone looking for a great-value digestif should make a beeline for this Vin Santo, a Tuscan treasure made mainly from dried grapes. By law, the wine must be a minimum of 16% alcohol and be a blend of at least 70% Trebbiano and Malvasia; the remainder can be made from other local white grapes. This one has lovely dried fruit and a nutty, saline, almost Madeira-like appeal, with real umami character. It would be a perfect match for Lidl's delicious mini stollen bites. Part of Lidl's Christmas Wine Tour collection, available from 23rd November.
Producer
Corbellicce
Vintage
2009
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Italy
Region
Appellation
Vin Santo del Chianti
Sweetness
Sweet
Alcohol
16.00%
Body
Medium
Grapes
100% Trebbiano