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Vin Santo del Chianti DOC |
Description to Vin Santo del Chianti DOC
DOC area (identical to the DOCG area Chianti) for red wines and white wines of the Vin Santo(dessert wine) type in the Italian region of Tuscany. The zone includes sub-areas in the six provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena. There are seven subzones - Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montalbano, Montespertoli and Rufina - whose names may appear on the bottle label.
The straw-yellow to amber-coloured Vin Santo del Chianti is made from Trebbiano Toscano and/or Malvasia del Chianti = Malvasia Bianca Lunga (max. 70%) and other authorised white and red varieties (max. 30%). The salmon red Vin Santo del Chianti Occhio di Pernice is made from Sangiovese (50%) and other authorised varieties (max. 50%). The wines are aged in different flavours. There are also longer matured Riserva versions of both wines. Another Vin Santo from the Chianti Classico area is Vin Santo del Chianti Classico.
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