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Recioto della Valpolicella
Grape varieties: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Croatina.
Harvest: Hand-harvested in September, with careful selection of the grapes. Only the best bunches are placed on wooden drying racks and left to dry naturally in the cool winter breezes. Around 40% of grapes' original weight is lost during this process.
Vinification: Soft pressing, followed by slow fermentation and maceration at low winter temperatures, then stabilisation in stainless-steel tanks.
Refinement: Aged first in oak casks and then in bottle.
Colour: deep ruby red.
Bouquet: intense and aromatic, with ripe fruit and spicy notes, complemented by floral hints of wild rose, violets and vanilla.
Taste: Full and well-rounded, delicately sweet and velvety.
Food pairings: Ideal with pastries, dry cookies, chocolate or strongly flavoured cheeses, particularly blue-veined.
Serving temperature: 14-16°C., 57-61°F.
Bottle/cork: 500 ml. Natural cork.
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Monego is produced from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Croatina grapes grown in the hills of Valpolicella Classico.
The grapes are harvested by hand in September and carefully selected. Only the best are laid out on wooden drying racks to dry naturally until December, in a traditional appassimento process. This concentrates the grapes and their natural sugars. Unlike Amarone, fermentation is stopped before all the sugar is converted into alcohol, resulting in a sweet, velvety wine.
In the glass, Recioto shows a deep ruby colour, with an intense and fragrant bouquet of ripe fruit, spices and floral notes of wild rose, violets and vanilla. On the palate it is full, well-rounded, delicately sweet and smooth.
Perfect for contemplative enjoyment, it pairs beautifully with pastries, dry cookies, chocolate, or strongly flavoured cheeses such as blue-veined varieties. Serve in narrow, tulip-shaped glasses to fully appreciate its aroma.
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