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Half-Bottle of Vendemmia Tardiva "Botrys," Mastrojanni - 2009

Name: Vendemmia Tardiva "Botrys," Mastrojanni
Brand: Mastrojanni
SKU: 32754
Price: 39.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 32754 375mL

A late-harvest dessert wine made from botrytized grapes. The grapes are grown high up in the hills of Montalcino. After pressing the grapes, fermentation takes place and then the wine is aged in oak barrels (barrique and tonneau) for two years before bottling.

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Color

White

Vintage

2009

Country

Italy

Region

Tuscany

Sub-Region

Montalcino

Producer

Mastrojanni

Grape Variety

Malvasia

Muscat

Sauvignon Blanc

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About the Producer

Azienda Agricola Mastrrojanni Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy In 1975, a lawyer named Gabriele Mastrojanni bought the San Pio and Loreto estates, which are concentrated in the southeastern part of Montalcino, Castelnuovo dell’Abate. He was motivated by the land’s purity - where historically, there was little cultivation and the few people in the area raised sheep, he found nothing but sparse land up...

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Glossary

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

Tuscany

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