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
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Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years

Pairings
- Start up year: 1974
- Oenologist: Matteo Giustiniani
- Bottles produced: 600.000
- Hectares: 170
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. Read more


Name | Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano Occhio di Pernice 0.375L 2005 |
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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 |