You'd need a 110-point scale (rather than a 100-point scale) to do justice to this spectacular creation. The 2002 Vin Santo di Montepulciano Occhio di Pernice (100 milliliters) is divine and delicious on all conceivable levels. The bouquet offers dried fruit, dark tar, honey, toasted chestnut and maple syrup in seamless succession. The mouthfeel is so thick and dense, you'd almost wonder if you could get a spoon to stand up straight in the glass. The finish is endlessly sweet and succulent.

Though concentrated and sweet, the cleansing acidity keeps this balanced and lifts the caramel, fig, prune and dried cherry flavors. As this becomes an essence of dried fruit and nuts on the finish, a mineral element emerges. Drink now through 2028. 83 cases made, 10 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Vin Santo di Montepulciano Select to Add