GRAPE VARIETIES
70% Corvina,10% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella.
REGION OF ORIGIN
The historically “classic” zone of the Valpolicella.
SOIL
The soil is a mix of mainly clay limestone rich in calcium with a significant presence of stone and rock material. This type of soil gives the wines great freshness and elegance, essential characteristics for long-lived wines.
VINEYARDS
The vineyards are located in a hilly position, at a variable altitude ranging from 150 to 300 meters above sea level, with East, South-East exposure. .
VINTAGE
Vintage generally begins during the last ten days of August and continues through to the end of September
FERMENTATION AND AGEING
The grapes for this wine are left to dry in small wooden crates until the end February. This enables us to obtain a great concentration of grape sugars resulting in a sweet wine with 120-140 grams per litre of residual sugar.
The wine is fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with skin contact lasting for 20 days. The wine is then aged in small oak barrels for about 24 months.
TASTING NOTES
The mineral character of this Recioto contributes remarkable freshness and drinkability to the wine despite it being a sweet wine.