Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninmedium
Acidityhigh
Sweetnesssweet
Finishlong
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 3 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs20 yrs22 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 tanninHigh aciditySweetLong finish

Aroma: dried grape, cherry in spirit, dried fruit and nuts, refined spice

Palate: fleshy sweetness, crunchy texture

Intense red with violet reflections, an intoxicating nose of dried grapes, cherries in spirit and dried fruit closing on refined spice, and a mouth the estate calls fleshy and crunchy.

What it pairs with

  • Aged cheese
    The estate names formaggi stagionati first.
  • Dry biscuits
    Monte Dall'Ora lists dolci secchi, the classic Veronese match for Recioto.
  • Bitter chocolate
    The producer names cioccolato amaro directly.

History

Sant'Ulderico is picked from the start of September on the terraced Castelrotto pergolas, dried more than three months, fermented spontaneously in open vats for about fifteen days with hand punch-downs. Annual production is 1,500 half-litre bottles.

Facts

Producer
Monte Dall'Ora · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina (50%), Corvinone (20%), Rondinella (20%), Molinara (4%), Croatina (3%), Dindarella (3%)
Classification
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
5hl Slavonian oak barrels and barriques, plus a minimum of thirty-six months in bottle
Price
€35-55 at retail
Drinking window
3-20 from vintage
Biodynamic
Biodynamic Practicing
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Frequently asked about Monte Dall'Ora Sant'Ulderico Recioto della Valpolicella Classico

What does Monte Dall'Ora Sant'Ulderico taste like?

The estate describes an intense red with violet reflections, a nose recalling dried grapes with intoxicating scents of cherries in spirit and dried fruit and nuts, closing on integrated and refined spice, and a mouth that is fleshy and crunchy.

How many bottles of Sant'Ulderico are made?

The estate publishes 1,500 bottles of 0.5 litres a year.

How long is Sant'Ulderico aged?

In 5 hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels and barriques, followed by a minimum of thirty-six months in bottle. The estate gives an evolutionary potential of over twenty years.

Tags

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