Avignonesi, Vin Santo di Montepulciano, 1988 (375ml) SO031026 Fornerot it belonged to Pierre Magne

it belonged to Pierre Magne

it brings together the generous

terraced vineyards with a mix of schist and limestone soils

This beloved family estate farms the highest

then patiently

Avignonesi, Vin Santo di Montepulciano, 1988 (375ml) SO031026 Fornerot it belonged to Pierre MagneAvignonesi's Vin Santo is one of Italy's great cult sweet wines, and it earns the reputation through sheer obsession. White grapes (Malvasia, Grechetto and Trebbiano) are dried on mats for months, then fermented and aged for years in tiny sealed caratelli inoculated with the estate's century old "madre" yeast, with a huge share of the liquid lost to evaporation. The result is a tiny production of intensely concentrated nectar. This 1988 comes from a