Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninmedium
Aciditymedium
Sweetnesssweet
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

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 in the header is our own.

In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninMedium aciditySweetLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Dark chocolate dessert
    Residual sugar is what bitter chocolate needs.
  • Dry pastry
    The traditional Veronese partner for a sweet red.
  • Blue cheese
    Sweetness against blue-cheese salt is the standard contrast.

History

Costa Arente added a Recioto in 2020, describing it as the mythical father of Amarone and setting it alongside the estate's three Valpantena reds and its Lugana.

  1. 2020: First vintage of the Costa Arente Recioto Valpantena

Facts

Producer
Costa Arente · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena DOCG
Oak
Cask-aged after an appassimento in the estate's own drying rooms
Price
€30-48 at retail
Drinking window
2-15 from vintage
First vintage
2020

Frequently asked about Costa Arente Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena

When was the first vintage of Costa Arente Recioto?

The estate gives 2020 as the first year of production.

What does Costa Arente say about Recioto?

It calls the wine the mythical father of Amarone, setting it alongside the estate's three Valpantena reds.

Is Costa Arente Recioto sweet?

Yes. Recioto is a sweet passito red, fermented only partly so that sugar from the dried grapes remains.

Tags

corvina corvinone dessert passito full body medium acid medium tannin medium term mood festive mood romantic occasion gift occasion special occasion winter old world pairs with blue cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with digestif pairs with fruit desserts price premium rondinella sweet

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