A Quick Taste of an Excellent Vin Santo at MacArthur Beverages

This is a short post about a wine which is worth trying. I tasted it out of a Dixie cup and did not take a formal note but that did not diminish the experience. I was so pleased by this wine that on a second taste I worked the wine so hard in my mouth that it shot back into my windpipe. As Tim and John can attest, I started to cough/choke and almost died on the spot. It is that lovely so be careful. This wine is available at MacArthur Beverages.

2005 Villa de Capezzana, Riserva, Vin Santo di Carmignano – (375 mL) $55
This wine is a blend of 90% Trebbiano and 10% San Colombano which were allowed to dry on cane mats from the harvest in September until the following February. It was fermented then aged for five years in small chestnut and cherry casks. RS 260 g/L, Alcohol 14% vol. Lovely, concentrated flavors of peach and perhaps some caramel, in this unctuous wine. The texture is honey smooth, look at the drop in the picture. There are spices and other low-lying flavors in this well-balanced wine. If you drink this now give it several hours of air or wait a few more years.