Giuseppe Quintarelli - Recioto della Valpolicella
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
| Vintage: | 2015 |
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| Description: | The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world's finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe's daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family's legacy. Recioto refers to the "ears" of the grape clusters, the upper shoulders of the bunches that get the most sunlight and are the most ripe. The wine must have significant sugar to go through two alcoholic fermentations and remain sweet. Recioto must have significant levels of residual sugar after alcoholic fermentation. Wine is racked and ages in Slavonian oak barrels for five to six years. All of Quintarelli's wines are capable |
| Price: | $ 199.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
