Holy Wine?

This is a bottle of Vin Santo del Chianti Classico from Isole e Olena. Vin Santo is made from dried grapes (similar to how Recioto is made) and the wine above from the Chianti DOC is made from at least 70% of a blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia with the remaining 30% from local white grapes. The minimum alcohol level is set at 15%. A deep mahogany tea colour accompanied by a sweet luscious nose with sugar cane notes, the wine was medium sweet with smoky and dried fruit notes on the palate, with a dried fruit acidity extending from mid palate to finish.
There are different theories for the name, including its use in religious ceremonies as well as the tradition of starting the fermentation around All Saints (1 Nov) and bottling around Easter. I had posted a previous tidbit about a white wine made from Assyrtiko from the Greek island of Santorini. They also make an Vinsanto in a very similar fashion. Their Vinsanto is made from at least 51% Assyrtiko with the rest being Athiri, Aidani and other local grapes. This wine has historically been adopted as the wine for liturgical use by the Russian Orthodox Church. It now seems that being an important trading hub, the wines of Santorini were labelled Vin Santo (rini) as shorthand since ancient times. Since 2002, the EU has recognized this claim to the name of Vin Santo by Santorini, though the Italians can still use Vin Santo but with a geographic indicator to specify their own special sweet wines made in this way.