Castello di Bossi
Vin San Laurentino
Sangiovese & Sangiovese-Based Blends
Castello di Bossi
Vin San Laurentino
Sangiovese & Sangiovese-Based Blends
Made from grapes that are dried for 5 months to achieve concentration, this Classic Italian dessert wine is named after the patron saint of the Bossi Castle, San Laurentino.
Tasting Notes
Amber gold in color, this wine has characteristic aromas of dried fruit and flowers.
Food Pairing
Vin San Laurentino goes well with various soft and blue cheeses, fois gras and sweets.
Made from grapes that are dried for 5 months to achieve concentration, this Classic Italian dessert wine is named after the patron saint of the Bossi Castle, San Laurentino.
Tasting Notes
Amber gold in color, this wine has characteristic aromas of dried fruit and flowers.
Food Pairing
Vin San Laurentino goes well with various soft and blue cheeses, fois gras and sweets.
Brand Materials
[T]he wine spent an incredible 8 years in new 100 liter French oak barrels prior to being bottled.... [P]ossesses awesome richness and density as it emerges from the glass with breathtaking layers of sweet spices, coconut, passion fruit, and roasted nuts. Despite its viscous, full-bodied personality, the wine reveals superb balance and avoids coming across as heavy. This is a very satisfying glass of dessert wine. Sadly, there are just 2,500 bottles of this magical nectar to go around, but readers who can find the wine should not hesitate. It is profound.
Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Toscana IGT
Vineyard name:
Castelnuovo Berardegna/The Bossi vineyard
Vineyard size:
7.5 acres
Soil composition:
Chalk and clay
Training method:
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
1,320 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
0.4 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1983
Harvest time:
August
First vintage of this wine:
1999
Bottles produced of this wine:
2,500
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
50% Sangiovese, 25% Trebbiano and 25% Malvasia Bianca
Fermentation container:
Caratelli - small oak casks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
3 years days
Fermentation temperature:
Ambient temp. in an open air room °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Caratelli - small oak casks
Size of aging container:
100L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
8 years
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3
Acidity:
7 g/L
Alcohol:
11 %
Dry extract:
336.4 g/L
Residual sugar:
380 g/L
