Giuseppe Quintarelli • Valpolicella, Italy
Giuseppe Quintarelli’s Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Riserva is the estate’s noble sweet red from the Classico hil…Giuseppe Quintarelli’s Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Riserva is the estate’s noble sweet red from the Classico hills around Negrar, made by appassimento of principally Corvina/Corvinone and Rondinella (with small percentages of tradit…Learn More »
$290
/750ml
2015 Retail Average
95
/100
2015 Pro Rating
Giuseppe Quintarelli’s 2015 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Riserva opens with a subtle, savory nose before deep tones of black cherry, dried plum and wild berries roll across the palate in a velvety, almost weightless texture. The residual sweetness feels beautifully restrained thanks to vibrant acidity and a touch of fine, gently gripping tannin, leaving a long, bittersweet finish with hints of spice and dried flowers. This is a poised, less opulent expression of Recioto that emphasizes finesse over sheer richness.
Bittersweet chocolate torte; Aged Parmigiano Reggiano; Gorgonzola dolce with dried figs
Giuseppe Quintarelli’s Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Riserva is the estate’s noble sweet red from the Classico hills around Negrar, made by appassimento of principally Corvina/Corvinone and Rondinella (with small percentages of traditional and international varieties) and aged for many years in large Slavonian oak casks. Intensely concentrated and lusciously sweet yet balanced by natural acidity and savory, aged complexity, it shows dried cherry, spice, chocolate and cedary, tobacco-like notes and exemplifies Quintarelli’s slow, low-yield…