The 2009 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Conti Capponi is a traditional blend of 70% Trebbiano, 15% Malvasia Bianca and 15% Canaiolo. The wine reveals a dark amber color with distant ruby or copper hues that could come from the red Canaiolo grape used in the blend. This is a robust and determined dessert wine with slightly savory or smoky tones of spice, roasted chestnut and caramelized sugar. Despite the wine's generous, saccharine-driven richness, this wine culminates with balanced acidity that ultimately keeps the palate refreshed and invigorated. The wine ages in small caratelli barrels made with Slavonian oak for 96 long months. Only 1,270 bottles were produced.