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Montresor Recioto Valpolicella
500ml
$49.99
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*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
Italy- A blend of Corvina and Rondinella grapes selected during the late harvest, and left to dry in racks for a minimum of 4 months. The fermentation is then halted, leaving residual sugar in the highly concentrated wine, offering sweet, ripe blackberry and cherry flavors.
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Product Details
OVERVIEW
Geography
The Valpolicella wine zone, in northeastern Italy’s Veneto region, produces some of Italy’s best-known red wines, using Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes.
Wines bearing the Valpolicella DOC label are fresh and cherry-scented, with a slight hint of bitterness on the finish. These light-bodied red wines are nice companions for food that might be overpowered by heavier red wines, and they can be chilled slightly to enjoy in warm weather. More substantial Valpolicella Superiore wines are one point higher in alcohol and are aged for a minimum of one year. Those labeled Valpolicella Classico are generally acknowledged to be of highest quality; they come from a designated zone at the heart of the Valpolicella region, where the grapes grow on steeply terraced vineyards.
Varietal / Type
The sweet dessert wine Vin Santo – "holy wine" – is unique to Italy’s Tuscany region. Traditionally, winemakers dry grapes by hanging the harvested bunches up or arranging them on racks in attics or barns. After three or four months, the semidried grapes are full of concentrated sugars and flavors. After pressing, the juice is fermented in small wooden barrels, and aged for at least three years. The barrels are never completely filled, which exposes the wine to air. They’re also subject to varying temperatures throughout the year.