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Recioto della Valpolicella classico docg 2020
Italy, Veneto
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Description
Brimming with intense aromas of cherry, fig, prune and chocolate, the wine is generous and velvety in texture, with warm notes of raisins on the finish. A benchmark sweet red wine, unique to the Italian wine scene. Perfect with a Black Forest gateau or chocolate cake.
Certifications
Alcohol
12.5%
Analytical data
sweet/dessert
140.0 g/l residual sugar
6.1 g/l acidity
3.51 pH
Vineyard
Located in the heart of Valpolicella Classico in the hills of Negrar on dry stonewalled terraces facing southeast, at an altitude of between 200 and 450 metres above sea level. Soil type: alluvial soils. Grass sward between vines.
Vine density: 1336
Yield: 44hl hl/ha
Winemaker
Daniele Accordini
Viticulture
Training system: Pergoletta Veronese. Age of vines in production: 20 years. Buds per vine: 16. Density: 3,300 per hectare. Yield per hectare: 44 hl.
Vinification
Harvest: in the last week of September exclusively by hand. 'Appassimento' process (drying) in stores for 120 days. Vinification: destemmed, then gentle pneumatic pressing in the beginning of January. Fermentation at a temperature from 12° to 23° C. Malolactic fermentation completed. Maturation in stainless steel vats and then in bottle. Stabilization: natural.
Maturation
Maturation in stainless steel vats and then in bottle.
Months in bottle: 12
Aromas
Wood: none
Taste
Body: complex
Food Pairing
All types of Italian crunchy biscuits like Sbrisolona, Cantucci and Zaletti, and mature cheese with spiced fruit dishes. Serving temperature: 14°-16° C.
Bottling
Size: 0.500l
GTIN: 08002053034003
Closure: Natural cork
Packaging
Bottles per case: 6
GTIN: 08002053044002