Recioto della Valpolicella Classico D.O.C.G 2022

Luigi Righetti

Recioto della Valpolicella Classico D.O.C.G
2022

$21.98

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 3.23
Product code
15388298
Format
12 x 375ml
Listing type
SAQ LGDM IP
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$18.75
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Recioto della Valpolicella
Classification
Classico
Varietal(s)
Corvina 70 %
Rondinella 20 %
Corvinone 10 %
Alcohol percentage
12,5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Sweet
Sugar content
120 g/l
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About this winery

The Righetti vineyards and wine cellars are and have been family owned since their foundation. Strategically located in Valgatara, in the outskirts of Marano, the heart of the Valpolicella wine producing region, the original cellar was built in 1909 by Angelo Righetti. Subsequently enlarged by his son Andrea and further expanded by the current generations; Luigi (son of Andrea) and his sons Gianmaria and Giuseppe. The original family home, which has recently been refurbished, is also where the...

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Production notes

In September the best clusters of grapes from the hillside vineyards are handpicked and placed in crates. Appassimento tecnique takes places in large rooms called ‘fruttaio’ for almost three months. Maceration on the skins, racking of the wine, sweet (120/130 g/l of sugar). Cooling and cleaning of the wine to stop alcoholic fermentation.

Tasting notes

Sweet and rich of fruit flavors. Cherries on the nose mixed with spices and hints of licorice. Well rounded tannins that gives velvety structure.