Cà dei Maghi Recioto della Valpolicella 2016
Luscious & Velvety Sweet Red
Corvina • Corvinone • Rondinella • Molinara
Veneto
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Italy
Velvet, cherries and chocolate in one gloriously indulgent glass.
Regular price£36.95
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Why You'll Love It
Luscious, indulgent and seductive sweet red. Imagine a bowl of black cherries, dried figs and plums, dusted with sweet spice and dark chocolate, all wrapped up in a velvety, luxurious texture. Despite its richness, there's a lifted, fresh acidity running through the wine that stops it ever feeling heavy or cloying. Every bit as fine and complex as the lauded reds from the Valpolicella region.
Serve it with dark chocolate desserts, Black Forest gâteau or a wedge of mature blue cheese. Or, as the Italians would, pour a small glass at the end of a meal as a delicious toast to the good friends with whom you shared your evening.
Serve it with dark chocolate desserts, Black Forest gâteau or a wedge of mature blue cheese. Or, as the Italians would, pour a small glass at the end of a meal as a delicious toast to the good friends with whom you shared your evening.
About The Producer
Cà dei Maghi is a small family estate in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico zone, near Fumane. The Fasoli Fedrigo family has been making wine since the 1800s, with the modern winery established in the 1950s by grandparents Fernando and Luigina. Today, Paolo Creazzi and his family continue the tradition, producing tiny quantities of handcrafted Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto from their hillside vineyards. Rather than chasing volume, the focus is on patience, traditional techniques and expressing the unique character of Valpolicella's historic terroir.
Winemaking Information
Recioto is the original wine of Valpolicella, made using the traditional appassimento method long before Amarone existed. The grapes are hand-harvested before being dried naturally for around six months, concentrating their sugars, flavours and aromas. After a slow fermentation in stainless steel, the wine is matured for several years, including time in traditional cherry wood casks, before further ageing in bottle. The result is an intensely complex sweet red, where richness is beautifully balanced by freshness.
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