Antinori - Vinsanto del Chianti Classico - 2011 - 500ml | Italian Dessert Wine

The production of Vinsanto in Tuscany goes all the way back to the Middle Ages and the wine is considered a true regional specialty; the Antinori family has always produced it. The first vintage of the Vinsanto Tenute Marchese Antinori (a “natural” Vinsanto, not a fortified wine with alcohol added) was the 1987.
The frequent rainfall during the entire period was accompanied by temperatures above historical seasonal averages, and moments of either accentuated cold or snowfall were entirely absent. This weather pattern led to an early bud break, two weeks ahead of that of a normal vintage. Spring began without a return of cold weather, and the weather, instead, was rather dry and mild until the end of the month of June, guaranteeing a positive development of vine vegetation and assuring good flowering and bud break. Climatic conditions then changed during the summer months, with frequent precipitation which delayed the color change in the grapes and the first phases of the ripening process without, however, compromising either the quality level or the health of the crop. The Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes were picked between September 15th and September 20th.