While Walter was tasting through the Chianti Classico wines on offer at this year’s Collezione 2019 tastings both diligently and far more comprehensively than I could manage, I took the opportunity to have a close look at the region’s much less well known Vin Santo wines.

The Consorzio had organised a line-up of over 30 examples of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico, including many with production levels of only a few hundred half-bottles that are rarely available outside Italy. This provided an rare...