2003 Vin San Giusto
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The 2003 Vin San Giusto boasts a whopping 450 grams of residual sugar. It is a huge, viscous wine literally oozing with dried figs, honey, caramel and sugar. The super-hot year doesn't seem to have presented the ideal conditions for making a dessert wine in this style. (375 ml)
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate
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The 2003 Vin San Giusto boasts a whopping 450 grams of residual sugar. It is a huge, viscous wine literally oozing with dried figs, honey, caramel and sugar. The super-hot year doesn’t seem to have presented the ideal conditions for making a dessert wine in this style. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2015. San Giusto is a reference-point estate that encapsulates so many of the artisan values that make the best wines of Tuscany so appealing. The Baroncole remains San Giusto’s least consistent wine, but all of the other reds are flying very high these days. The sweet San Giusto is an extreme wine, so it is only natural that some years are better than others. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including: de Grazia Imports; tel. (417) 732-4200; Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; (516) 677-9300, Estate Wines Ltd., San Rafael CA; (415) 492-9411, Giuliana Imports, Boulder CO; (303) 547-6343, Robert Houde Wines, Bensenville IL; (630) 422-1119
About the producer
San Giusto a Rentennano is one of the leading producers in the Chianti Classico region. Its 100% Merlot Super Tuscan La Ricolma and 100% Sangiovese cuvée, Percarlo, are two of the most consistent and collected fine wines in Tuscany.