Avignonesi, Vin Santo di Montepulciano, 1990 (375ml) SpecialBurgsFeb2025 and others—from ungrafted vines on

and others—from ungrafted vines on Tenerife's volcanic soils

303 bottles produced

plus pockets of limestone and clay that give the earth a gray cast

a forceful amount of tension

Avignonesi, Vin Santo di Montepulciano, 1990 (375ml) SpecialBurgsFeb2025 and others—from ungrafted vines onAvignonesi's Vin Santo is one of Italy's most revered sweet wines, the product of obsessive, low yield winemaking. Dried Malvasia, Grechetto and Trebbiano ferment and age for years in tiny sealed caratelli with the estate's century old "madre" yeast, with a large share of the wine evaporating during the long elevage. This 1990 comes from a private collection and is now fully mature, deep golden amber and beautifully resolved.