About Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
- Style
- Sweet
- Grape Varieties
- Malvasia, Trebbiano
- Price Range
- $35-45 per 375ml bottle
- reference estimate based on comparable small-production Vin Santo del Chianti Classico; exact producer pricing not confirmed
Montefioralle's Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC is a traditional Tuscan dessert wine made entirely from white grapes — Malvasia and Trebbiano. After harvest, the grape bunches are hung to dry on wood canes in ventilated rooms for a couple of months (the appassimento method), concentrating their sugars. The dried grapes are then pressed and the must is transferred to small wooden barrels called 'caratelli', where it ferments and ages for around three years before bottling.
Three years in small caratelli barrels turn simple dried Malvasia and Trebbiano into something honeyed and complex — the kind of Vin Santo that makes you understand why Tuscans still dunk their biscotti in it.
New to wine?
A gentle, welcoming introduction to Italian dessert wine — serve chilled in small glasses at the end of a meal.
Food Pairings
The classic pairing is with Tuscan 'cantucci' almond biscotti for dipping, but it also pairs beautifully with blue cheese and other desserts featuring dried fruit and nuts.
When to drink it
Dessert course, after-dinner sipping, holiday gatherings.
Terroir & Winemaking
100% white grapes (Malvasia and Trebbiano). Grapes are dried on canes for about two months post-harvest (appassimento), then pressed and fermented/aged approximately three years in small oak barrels called caratelli — a slow, oxidative aging process typical of traditional Vin Santo production.
About the producer
Azienda Agricola MontefioralleFamily-run 4ha Chianti Classico estate since 1964, organicVisit the producer page →Frequently Asked Questions
- What grapes are used for this Vin Santo?
- It is made entirely from white grapes: Malvasia and Trebbiano.
- How is it made?
- The harvested grapes are dried on canes for about two months, then pressed and fermented/aged for roughly three years in small oak barrels called caratelli.
- What should I eat it with?
- The classic pairing is Tuscan cantucci almond biscotti for dipping; it also pairs well with blue cheese and dried-fruit desserts.
- Is it very sweet?
- Yes, it is a traditional sweet dessert wine, though the long oxidative aging gives it nutty, honeyed complexity rather than simple sugariness.
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