This 2010 Isole e Olena Vin Santo is a delightful example of Vin Santo or Holy Wine. This is the famous Tuscan sweet, amber-colored wine that is made from dried grapes. Traditionally every producer made one and Paolo de Marchi makes one of the best. The 2010 has a bright amber, orange-gold color, on the nose it is headily complex and fragrant with orange zest, honey, nut and toffee notes. There is a lovely purity, clarity and intensity of both flavors and aromas. On the palate there is a beautiful balance between sweetness, tangy freshness and savory, bitter-orange flavors. It finishes with toffee and cream and lingering sweet-savory flavors. Just beautiful!
97 points, Susan Hulme, Wine Independent (Jan 2023)
This dessert-style white delivers honey, caramel, clove, horehound and butterscotch aromas and flavors. Lush and toasty, with vivid acidity and an aftertaste of roasted walnut. Features fine complexity and length. Trebbiano and Malvasia. Drink now through 2038. 60 cases imported.
95 points, Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (2023)