Tuesday Blind Tastings
Dionysus Shiraz Viognier 2017
Canberra District, Australia
Price: $29
Rating: 95
Source: Farrah's Liquor Collective
Description: Medium ruby colour. White pepper, spice, plums on a floral nose. The palate was intense, delicate and complex with delicious, pure fruit.
Tasting date: 17 November 2020
potent and delicious way to end a meal. 534.Although usually sweet,Vin Santo can be bone dry and resemble Fino Sherry. This drier style is best drank as an aperitif. 535.Vin Santo is made by pressing semidried grapes, then sealing the pressed juice in small casks with yeast leftover from the previous batch. The wine is left to ferment slowly for up to six years, taking on nutty and caramelized flavors. Essentially, this process deliberately oxidizes the wine, giving it a Sherrylike character and a lovely amber color. Vin Santo is made from the local white grapes Trebbiano and Malvasia. Vin Santo should not be confused with Vino Santo, a sweet wine from Trentino in Northwest Italy without the oxidized, Sherry-like nuance. 536.Organic producers in Tuscany include Buondonno, Poggio Trevvalle, Casina di Cornia, Tenuta di Valgiano, and Massa Vecchia. 537.Biodynamic producers in Tuscany include Colle Massari, Castello dei Rampolla, Stella di Campalto, Fattoria Castellina, Caiarossa, and Fattoria Cerreto Libri. 144 1000 BEST WINE SECRETS 538.Best recent vintages in Tuscany were 2001, 2003, and 2004. WINES OF THE REST OF CENTRAL ITALY 539.Verdicchio is a dry white wine that comes from the Marche region in central Italy. Its a dry, crisp, restrained wine with bitter