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Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano Occhio di Pernice 0.375L 2005

Red dessert wine dessert wine

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Denomination Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC
Size 0,375 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging 10 years in "caratelli".
Other years 2010 , 2011
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Description

"This wine has already aged for more than a decade when it is launched on the market, yet is has an incredible capacity to refine further in the bottle, without altering its unique characteristics."
Ashleigh Saymour

Awards

  • 2005

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    /100

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Profumo

Perfume

Rich and concentrated with envelloping aromas of Mediterranean herbs, citron, plums, fruit cake, star anise and a long-lingering, nutty finish.

Gusto

Taste

This sweet wine reveals new, surprising sensory experiences with every sip. A wine suitable for long ageing in the bottle.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Sweet red and/or dessert wines

Pairings

Cheese
Desserts

Producer
Avignonesi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1974
  • Oenologist: Matteo Giustiniani
  • Bottles produced: 600.000
  • Hectares: 170
Working every day to become a good ancestor, nourishing the land and people, creating a better world for those to come, is the Avignonesi Group’s vision.

The company’s mission is to assume leadership in the context of the "good wine industry". An ecosystem built on organic and biodynamic agriculture, sustainable distribution systems and consumer education. We work transparently and by innovating, driven by a very long-term view. The development of Avignonesi, founded on the production of wine, also extends to our Hospitality.
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Name Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano Occhio di Pernice 0.375L 2005
Type Red dessert wine dessert wine
Denomination Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC
Vintage 2005
Size 0,375 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Avignonesi
Origin Valiano di Montepulciano (SI)
Cultivation system Guyot.
Plants per hectare 2,564 vines per hectare (1,025 vines per acre).
Harvest The grapes have been hand-picked from the best vineyard parcels and places in small, vine leaf-coated bins.
Wine making The grapes are laid out for 6 months on straw mats in pressed and the must is transferred in "caratelli" (50-litre oak casks) for a slow, natural fermentation with the aid of an indigenous yeast known as "madre".
Aging 10 years in "caratelli".
Year production 2500 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites