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Roccolo Grassi Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG 2017
£244.20
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £40.70 per bottle.
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AHD5281717P
Roccolo Grassi Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG 2017
- Grapes Corvina 60%, Corvinone 15%, Rondinella 15%, Croatina 10%
- Country Italy
- Region: Veneto Recioto della Valpolicella
- Abv 13.5 %
- Dry/Sweet value: 5 (1 is dry, 7 is very sweet)
Residual Sugar: N/A
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6 / 37.5cl
- Winemaker: Marco Sartori
- Closure Natural Cork
- A jammy, spicy bouquet with hints of chocolate and coffee accompany notes of fig, raisin berries and cocoa. Rich and complex on the palate, the sweetness is beautifully balanced. This sweet red wine shows great finesse and aromatic complexity. Notes of ripe plums, red berries and cocoa are accompanied by a jammy, spicy bouquet with hints of chocolate. The sweetness is beautifully balanced, rich and complex, with an underlying minerality on the palate.
The grapes were picked when they were super ripe and then raised on slatted shelves in a humidity and temperature-controlled area of the winery for five to six months. The grapes were cold-macerated for six to seven days, naturally occurring as the temperatures outside are low during February. The grapes were crushed, and the temperature was increased to 22 to 25°C to enable fermentation. This lasted 20 to 30 days, during which the cap was punched down and pumped over daily. Fermentation was completed in the barrel, aged for 18 months in a mixture of new and old French barrels. The wine then spent a further 24 months in the bottle before release. This wine was made in limited quantities.
This sweet red wine shows great finesse and aromatic complexity. Notes of ripe plums, red berries and cocoa are accompanied by a jammy, spicy bouquet with hints of chocolate. The sweetness is beautifully balanced, rich and complex, with an underlying minerality on the palate.
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 37.5 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | This wine is made from 40-year-old vines grown in a four-hectare area. The vineyard is planted with a south-easterly aspect and sits 200 to 250 metres above sea level. The soil type comprises volcanic and balsamic components, which impart wonderful mineral complexity to the wine. The vines are trained on a pergola system and are planted at a density of 3,000 vines per hectare. Harvest took place at the end of September. Roccolo Grassi was established in 1996 by Bruno Sartori and his two children, Francesca and Marco. Based in Veneto, they produce wines of unique character and strong personality, which are expressive of their origins. Winemaker Marco Sartori is one of the hottest talents in the region. His philosophy is simple: yields in the vineyard are significantly reduced to obtain a fabulous fruit concentration. The 14 hectares of the vineyard are meticulously cultivated, and minimal intervention takes place in the winery to allow the characteristics of each of the crus to be fully expressed. The result is a collection of world-class wines distinguished by their pure elegance. |
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