Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninmedium
Aciditymedium
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 tanninMedium aciditySweetLong finish

Aroma: dried grape, violet, conserve

Palate: warm velvet, intense full sweetness

Garnet red, with enveloping scents of dried grape, violet and conserve, then warm and velvety on the palate, intense and full, a refined red passito the estate calls a wine for meditation.

What it pairs with

  • Dry pastry
    The estate names pasticceria secca specifically.
  • Dried fruit and chocolate
    Speri lists frutta secca and cioccolato in its pairing note.
  • Blue cheese
    The producer recommends formaggi erborinati.

History

La Roggia is a Speri property in the comune of San Pietro in Cariano at 160 metres. For the Recioto the best bunches are hand-selected and dried about 110 days, with a weight loss of roughly forty-two percent, before a long maceration.

Facts

Producer
Speri Viticoltori · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina Veronese (65%), Rondinella (30%)
Classification
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Oak
Twenty-four months in 225-litre French oak barriques and six months in bottle
ABV
13.5%
Price
€35-55 at retail
Drinking window
3-20 from vintage
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Frequently asked about Speri La Roggia Recioto della Valpolicella Classico

What does Speri La Roggia taste like?

The estate reports a garnet red colour, enveloping scents of dried grape, violet and conserve, and a warm, velvety palate that is intense and full. It calls the wine a seductive one for meditation that goes well with the most classic pastry tradition.

How long are the grapes dried?

About 110 days, with a weight loss of roughly forty-two percent, after a hand selection of the best bunches from the La Roggia vineyard.

How is La Roggia aged?

Twenty-four months in 225-litre French oak barriques and six months in bottle.

Tags

cellar worthy corvina veronese dessert passito full body medium acid medium tannin mood contemplative mood romantic occasion gift occasion special occasion winter old world organic pairs with blue cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with digestif pairs with fruit desserts price premium rondinella single vineyard sweet

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