Cavit, ‘Arèle’, Vino Santo 50cl

Trentino | Italy

Extraordinarily intense and unctuous sweet with a viscous body and super-ripe aromas and flavours of dried apricots, sultanas and prunes..

About the Producer

Made from Nosiola grapes grown in vineyards between the Dolomites and Lake Garda, where warm dry winds and cool mountain breezes create a sub-Mediterranean climate. The limestone soils help develop well-ripened grapes, harvested in October. After harvest, grapes are dried for about six months on cane racks (arele) in ventilated rooms, encouraging noble rot (Botrytis Cinerea). Pressing happens in spring around Easter, followed by long fermentation and an eight-year maturation in small oak barrels. This traditional process creates the distinctive Vino Santo.

Food Pairing

Superb with fine tarts made with buttery pastry and fresh fruit, or with your favourite blue cheese. The traditional match for Vino Santo is with almond Cantucci.