In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninMedium aciditySweetLong finish

Aroma: dried cherry, chocolate, dried violet, raisin, spice

Palate: cherry liqueur, dark chocolate, raisin, dried fig, liquorice

Begali's Recioto is made from the same Ca' Bianca old-vine fruit as the Amarone, with the fermentation arrested before dryness; the result is a luscious, chocolate-cherry sweet red with firm tannic structure.

What it pairs with

  • Dark chocolate cake with cherry compote
    The wine's chocolate-cherry character mirrors the dessert both in fruit and in bitter cocoa notes.
  • Gorgonzola naturale
    Sweet Recioto with salty, pungent blue cheese is a celebrated Veronese pairing.

History

Begali makes Recioto in very small quantities from the best upper clusters of Ca' Bianca, maintaining the ancient tradition of sweet red wine in Valpolicella that predates the dry Amarone style.

  1. 1990 — First Begali Recioto Classico release

Facts

Producer
Lorenzo Begali
Grapes
Corvina (65%), Corvinone (25%), Rondinella (10%)
Classification
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Aged 2 years in large Slavonian oak casks
ABV
14.0%
Price
€60-90 at retail (500ml)
Drinking window
5-20 from vintage
First vintage
1990

Tags

cellar worthy corvina corvinone dessert passito full body hidden gem medium acid medium tannin mood contemplative mood romantic occasion gift occasion special old vines old world pairs with blue cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with fruit desserts price premium rondinella sweet
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