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Recioto della Valpolicella 2011 75cl

DOC | Recioto della Valpolicella | Veneto | Italy
CHF 270.25

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2011
Critics scores
97 By James Suckling
A totem of the region, this is a stunning recioto born of six-months appassimento and a decade in barrel. Riffs on Chinotto, alpine spruce, bitter cherry, clove, mahogany and walnut husk, with a waft of something more exotic akin to incense and Chinese medicine cabinet. The finish is uncannily dry of feel, sooty and almost gritty, such is the tannic exactitude. Compelling gear, like discovering a new needle in a haystack of overwhelming complexity with each fresh sip. Drink or hold.
Producer
Azienda Agricola Giuseppe Quintarelli
Arguably the best producer of Amarone della Valpolicella, the Giuseppe Quintarelli estate dates back to 1924. The iconic and late Giuseppe Quintarelli, managed the estate from the 1950s up until 2012, he has had a huge influence on Venetian wines. He established a new standard not only for his exceptional Amarone, but for other Veneto reds as well, Recioto and Valpolicella Superiore. Today, a new generation of Quintarellis take care of the property, they follow in Giuseppe’s meticulous grape selection and traditional vinification methods. Stretching over four appellations, Amarone della Valpolicella, Recioto della Valpolicella, Valpolicella and Veneto IGT, the winery crafts exceptional wines. Quintarelli’s limited-production, artisanal wines with hand-glued labels have received wide appraise, they are unlike any other in the world.