Production is limited to 2000 bottles/year
The world “Recioto” derives from the local dialect “recia” meaning “ear”, indicating the top of the cluster. Such as Amarone, Recioto is a wine of great structure and good alcohol, with sugar residues that make it sweet
It was the first DOCG wine of Veneto.
Recioto Classico
Recioto Classico
| Wine | Sweet Red |
| Grapes | 50% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella, 10% other varieties authorized |
| Harvest | Grapes are selected directly from the vineyard during harvest and placed in small crates of plastic |
| Vinification | Following harvest the grapes are laid out in single layers in small plastic boxes where they will slowly dry until December/January. Fermentation for about 10-12 days with indigenous yeasts in temperature controlled stainless steel, where they will stay for a period of 24/36 months. |
| Alcohol | 14,5° |
| Tasting Notes | Dark ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, low transparency. Intense concentrated black cherry and currant. Dense, ripe and lush wild berries with a hint of dark chocolate. An unusual dessert wine of power and elegance, harmonic and enticing. |
| Food Match | Gorgonzola cheese, Dark chocolate desserts, Cheesecakes, Hazelnut and Almond desserts |
| Serving Temperature | 15° |
| Planted Area | Grapes selected in 16 hectares of vineyards of several years of planting |
| Exposure | West - Southwest |
| Soil | Red and brown clays, and Eocene limestone |
| Plantation | Simple trellis |
| Plants per Hectar | 4200 |
| Average Production | 10 - 20 hl/year |
| Acidity | 6 - 7 grams/liter |
