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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: fruit, spice
Palate: sweet velvety weight, harmonious close
Deep ruby red turning garnet with age, an intense bouquet with hints of fruit and spice, and a smooth, sweet, full and velvety palate, from bunches selected at harvest and dried in the fruttaio.
What it pairs with
- Almond biscuits Dry pastry is the traditional Veronese match for Recioto.More wines for dessert →
- Dark chocolate Residual sugar is what a bitter chocolate needs.More wines for chocolate →
- Gorgonzola Sweet against blue-cheese salt is the standard contrast.More wines for blue cheese →
With cheese
History
Begali explains that the name Recioto arose spontaneously among Veronese growers in the past century, from the dialect word recia, meaning ear, for the outermost and most sun-exposed parts of the bunch used to make the sweet passito.
Facts
- Producer
- Begali · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
- Classification
- Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- An appropriate period in the cellar and then in bottle
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- €28-45 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-15 from vintage
Frequently asked about Begali Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Why is it called Recioto?
Begali explains that the name arose spontaneously among Veronese growers in the past century from the dialect word recia, meaning ear, for the outermost and therefore most sun-exposed parts of the bunch, which were used to make the sweet passito.
How is Begali Recioto made?
The estate calls it the product of a careful process that begins with selection during the harvest and ends with the pressing of the bunches kept in the fruttaio, followed by an appropriate period in cellar and bottle.
Is Begali Recioto sweet?
Yes. Recioto is a sweet passito red, fermented only partly so that sugar from the dried grapes remains.
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