Dessert Wines
V. Sattui has a dessert wine for every palate—from a luscious, peachy Muscat to a limited-bottled Angelica to a brandy-fortified Madeira that is the oldest in the U.S. Our 12 year-old Port made in the classic Portuguese style.
We are proud to introduce this very limited bottling of our 125th Anniversary “Collector’s edition” Port to commemorate our long heritage and the founding of V. Sattui Winery in San Francisco in 1885.
This rich, powerful Vintage Port, aged three years in wood casks and made from classic Portuguese varieties—Tinta Cão, Souzão and Touriga Nacional—is amazingly aromatic and silky smooth on the palate.
Solera-made, wood-aged wine, fortified with brandy. Our Solera is over 120 years old, one of the oldest in the U.S. The wine is sweet and luscious with flavors of almonds, caramel, toffee and orange zest. It shares similar characteristics with a 20-year-old Tawny Port. A collector’s wine.
Angelica is a fortified wine traditionally associated with the Mission grape, from which it was made since the early days of California winemaking. V. Sattui instead uses the fresh juice of the Muscat of Alexandria grape and enhances it with brandy.
This botrytised White Riesling, grown at our Henry Ranch vineyard in Carneros, was harvested on December 29, 2009, a full two months after the regular harvest. The grapes were fully infected with the “noble rot” (botrytis cinerea), a fungus which naturally increases sugars. Depending on the conditions, botrytis can be either beneficial or devastating to grapes. (375ml half-bottle)
The Italians like sparkling wines, but they prefer them lightly so "Frizzante" they say.
There’s a very sensual allure about our Muscat dessert wine. It’s related to the Moscato made in the northern Italian province of Piedmonte in the Asti area where Moscato di Canelli is the grape used. Here at V. Sattui, we use the Muscat of Alexandria, a cousin of the Italian variety. These grapes yield a wine that is highly scented and very distinguishable, with the pronounced aromas of ripe peach, orange blossom and spice.
Fruity, clean and smooth this artisinal Grappa, a handsome eau de vie, is distilled from the pomace-grape skins and seeds left in press after the wine has been removed-for making our Italian Cabernet.
