Jewels for true enthusiasts who, with the previous vintage, have obtained prestigious international awards such as 95/100 by Robert Parker/ Wine advocate.
The Vin Santo DOC Chianti is the most prestigious and successful result of the project on dessert wines wanted by Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s husband, Carlo Gardini. Donatella does not drink sweet wines and had strongly reduced their production at Fattoria del Colle although this winery, located in the south of Chianti, had a centuries-old tradition of Vin Santo. Carlo is instead a fan of sweet whites and has dedicated time and energy to create small selections of signature wine handcrafted in detail. It includes the Passito, the Vin Santo and the prestigious Vin Santo selection we are talking about.

WHERE THE VIN SANTO OF FATTORIA DEL COLLE IS BORN

People who visit Fattoria del Colle can enter the vinsantaia climbing in the attic. Here the wine remains for over ten years in the caratelli (small barrels from 50 to 200 liters) while the summer heat and the winter cold implement the maturation as per the Tuscan tradition.
Finally the Vin Santo that comes out of the caratelli is very little, much less than the 35%  limit of the Chianti specification. This is why the bottles in this selection are so small and so few. …

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