Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Le Calcarole

Mazzi’s Recioto: it takes its name from the cru, which they collect most of the finest grapes from, that are destined to produce this wine, which is so historic and significant for Valpolicella itself. 'Calcarole' name comes from 'Calcareo' (limestone), therefore a hot and stony soil, capable of giving the grapes a certain concentration and non-negligible minerality, which are some characteristics sought after in what is the sweet red Passito of Valpolicella. Their desire is to produce an important sweet wine, not only for the local market, as it was originally, but also for people abroad. For this reason, for almost 30 years, the Mazzi have been choosing to produce it only in the best years, after significant refinement in small oak barrels, and to bottle it, like nothing else in the area, only in the 375 ml format.

Description

Appellation
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Region
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Zone
Negrar
Cru
Calcarole
Varietals
Corvina 75% - Rondinella 20% - Molinara 5%
Wine Type
Dessert wine

Tasting Notes

Serving temperature 16 °C

Pairings Spicy cheese, simple desserts, also suitable to be served on its own at the end of the meal, black chocolate

Color Intense ruby red

Nose Red berries and spices

Palate Round, warm, enveloping with typical slightly bitter aftertaste due to the soil type, very persistent ending

Corvina

Year of planting
1960, 1985
Soil type
Calcareous
Exposure
South West
Altitude
315 masl

Rondinella

Year of planting
1960, 1985
Soil type
Calcareous
Exposure
South West
Altitude
315 masl

Molinara

Soil type
Calcareous
Exposure
South West
Altitude
315 masl
Grape yield per hectare tons
8
Average production/year
5.000 btls
Organic status
Conventional
Type of yeast and fermentation
Controlled fermentation with conventional yeasts
Vessel of fermentation
Stainless steel vat
Length of fermentation
14 days
Vessel of aging
French oak barriques (part old part new), bottle
Length of aging
24 months oak, 6 months bottle finishing
Residual Sugar
140 g/l
Packaging 375 ml
Btls per Cs
6 Btls
Barcode Btl
8032764730635

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