Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninmedium
Aciditymedium
Sweetnesssweet
Finishlong
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 2 to 8 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs8 yrs10 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: red fruits, undergrowth, spices, coffee, bitter chocolate

Palate: fruit jam, vanilla, velvety sweetness

Deep garnet with violet hues, particularly fruity when young, with red fruits and undergrowth over spice, coffee and bitter chocolate, then a sweet, velvety, warm and elegant palate showing fruit jam and vanilla.

What it pairs with

  • Dark chocolate dessert
    The estate names chocolate desserts and bitter chocolate directly.
  • Dried fruit and mostarda
    Novaia lists dried fruit and mustards, whose sweet-sharp edge matches the residual sugar.
  • Foie gras
    The producer suggests foie gras, where sweetness and fat balance each other.

History

Le Novaje is a 1.5 hectare cru at 320 metres in Marano on marl with thin layers of clay and limestone, planted to double pergola and with an average vine age of about forty years. The bunches dry roughly 140 days before a long, cold fermentation that is stopped to leave residual sugar.

Facts

Producer
Novaia · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Twelve months in wooden barrels and six months in bottle, fermentation arrested by cold
Price
€28-45 at retail
Drinking window
2-8 from vintage
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Frequently asked about Novaia Le Novaje Recioto della Valpolicella Classico

What does Novaia Le Novaje taste like?

A deep garnet red with violet hues and an intense, particularly fruity aroma when young, with hints of red fruits and undergrowth, spices, coffee and bitter chocolate. The palate is full-structured with residual sugar giving a sweet, velvety, warm and elegant taste and evident hints of fruit jam and vanilla.

How long are the grapes dried for Novaia Le Novaje?

About 140 days in a traditional hillside fruttaio at 400 metres, longer than the estate's Amarone, before a cold fermentation of 40 to 50 days that is stopped to keep sugar.

When should I drink Novaia Le Novaje?

The estate says it shows all its features in the six to seven years after harvest. It is bottled in 500ml.

Tags

corvina corvinone dessert passito full body medium acid medium tannin medium term mood contemplative mood romantic occasion gift occasion special occasion winter old vines old world organic pairs with blue cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with foie gras pairs with fruit desserts price trade up rondinella sweet

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