6x0,500L.-Bottle box Dessert wine Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Classico ZENATO

The term Recioto derives from the Veronese dialect "recia", which means "ear".

This name indicates the side bunches that crown the main bunch: the best part of the grapes, as tradition dictates.

A dessert wine that lights up the glass with vibrant nuances, it goes wonderfully well with dark chocolate, and marries every kind of baked dessert, from the typical Veronese pandoro to panettone, up to dry biscuits.
Grape varieties: 80% Corvina Veronese, 10% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta.geographical location and characteristics of the vineyard: Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, hilly area, with south-east exposure.average altitude of the land: 300-350 meters above sea level.soil type: cretaceous, calcareous, rich in skeleton. Training system and planting density: Guyot, about 5,000 vines per hectare.Average age of the vineyard:15 yearsLot of buds per vine:6-8 per vine per hectareReld per hectare when grapes are harvested:80 quintalsEpoch and harvesting time:end of September, beginning of October. Harvesting and manual sorting. Vinification: during the harvest the bunches are chosen the most sparse and healthiest, they are placed in stalls in special rooms called "fruttai", whose essential characteristic is to be dry and well ventilated. Here they rest until the month of February, losing about 50% of their weight. The dried grapes are then crushed and destemmed, fermentation takes place slowly in contact with lebucce for about 20 days. This is followed by ageing in tonneauxper24 months and in bottle for another 12 months. Colour: intense garnet red. Bouquet: elegant, spicy, with hints of black cherry, cherry under spirit, plum. Taste: sweet, the tannins are soft and velvety, balanced and elegant. Serving temperature: about 14 ° C Gastronomic matches: it is a dessert wine and marries all kinds of baked goods, from the typical Veronese pandoro to panettone, dry desserts, dark chocolate.