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

Aroma: violet, iris, wild rose, vanilla

Palate: full sweet fruit, delicate close

Deep red, intense with floral notes of violet, iris and wild rose alongside vanilla, and full, sweet and delicate on the palate after a spontaneous fermentation stopped at the desired sugar and alcohol.

What it pairs with

  • Pandoro
    The Veronese Christmas cake is the local match for a floral Recioto.
  • Berry tart
    The wine's sweet fruit works with a fruit dessert rather than fighting it.
  • Gorgonzola
    Sweetness against blue-cheese salt is the standard contrast.

History

Nicolis dries the Recioto grapes four months in the fruttaio and ferments spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in steel for eighteen days in deep winter, stopping fermentation when the desired sugar and alcohol are reached, then gives the wine six months in Slavonian oak.

Facts

Producer
Nicolis · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Six months in Slavonian oak casks and two months in bottle, after a spontaneous eighteen-day winter fermentation
Price
€28-45 at retail
Drinking window
2-15 from vintage

Frequently asked about Nicolis Recioto della Valpolicella Classico

What does Nicolis Recioto taste like?

The estate reports a deep red colour, an intense nose with floral hints of violet, iris and wild rose plus vanilla, and a full, sweet and delicate taste.

How is Nicolis Recioto made?

The grapes dry four months in the fruttaio, then ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in steel tanks for eighteen days in deep winter. Fermentation is stopped when the desired alcohol and sugar are reached, after which the wine spends six months in Slavonian oak and two months in bottle.

Is Nicolis Recioto sweet?

Yes. It is a sweet passito red, with fermentation deliberately arrested to keep sugar from the dried grapes.

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 trade up rondinella sweet

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