'Silvia' gift box

Hatbox with an assortment of Biscottificio Mattei products and Santa Cristina Antinori Vinsanto

• Description

  The 'Silvia' hatbox offers an 'historical' tasting of the Mattei Biscuit Factory products.
  Contains 17.5 oz of Prato Biscuits, a Small Mantovana Cake (about 14 oz), a Small Candied Cherry Loaf (about 17.5 oz), and a 375 ml Bottle of Antinori Santa Cristina Vinsanto.
  
  Prato Biscuits - also commonly known as almond cantucci or cantuccini - are part of the Tuscany confectionery tradition and are perfect after a meal paired with Vin Santo.
  Prepared with 5 simple ingredients: flour, sugar, free-range eggs, almonds and pine nuts, they do not contain preservatives, animal fats or vegetable fats.
  
  Mantovana is a soft and fragrant Butter-based cake, with fresh free-range eggs, flour and sugar, which is then covered with almond grains and icing sugar.
  It does not contain yeast.
  Just like a homemade cake, it is best enjoyed within the first days of being made and in any case within the recommended dates.
  
  The Candied Loaf is a cake made with a sheet of brioche bread topped with a thin layer of apricot jam and candied cherries; it is all rolled up and garnished with almond paste and dusted with icing sugar just before cooking.
  In fact, the sugar cooks and caramelises, forming a crunchy crust which together with the chopped almonds gives a consistency which contrasts pleasantly with the soft dough and cherries.
  
  The Santa Cristina Antinori Vinsanto has an intense yellow with amber highlights color, the wine shows aromas of toasted hazelnuts, honey, and apricots along with light notes of citrus fruit. Full-bodied on the palate with honeyed and nutty flavors, it is a long and supple wine with an intense finish of chestnut flour and herbs.

• History

  Since 1858 our Biscuits have been baked daily and packaged by hand one by one, in the classic Blu Mattei bag.
  Prepared with flour, sugar, free range eggs, almonds and pine nuts, they do not contain preservatives, animal fats or vegetable fats.
  
  In 1875 two nuns from Mantua, on a pilgrimage to Rome, were hosted by Antonio Mattei: to thank him, they gave him the recipe for the Mantovana cake which takes the name from their city.
  
  The recipe of the Filone Candito was created by Ernesto Pandolfini around 1930.
  The colored and candied cherries were white, red and green, in honor of our Italian flag.
  
  The first vintage of Santa Cristina Vinsanto was produced in 1946 by Marquis Niccolò Antinori.
  The Antinori family has been dedicated to wine production for more than six hundred years: since 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori became part of the "Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri", the Florentine Winemaker's Guild.

• Sizes
  Diameter

  27 cm

  Height

  21 cm
• Notes

  Weight 116.4 oz with external shipping packaging.
  The box contains fresh pastry products, therefore we recommend you to enjoy them within 12 days from production, the date is printed on the label.