Antinori Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2019 (37.5cl, 14%)

A traditional Tuscan dessert wine from Marchesi Antinori, made by the passito method from Trebbiano with a small proportion of Malvasia. The grapes are dried on bamboo mats at Tignanello and on movable frames at Pèppoli, then pressed and aged for about three years in small caratelli barrels. It is unfortified and relies on grape sugars and slow fermentation. The nose shows dried fruit, hazelnuts, dates, candied orange peel, honey, chestnut flour and cinnamon. The palate has almond paste, apricot nectar, toffee, butter, caramel and bracing acidity, with a long, mouthwatering finish of salinity, cocoa powder and amaretti.