In the glass
Aroma: dried cherry, dark chocolate, raisin, dried violet, cinnamon, tobacco
Palate: chocolate-covered cherry, raisin, dried fig, cinnamon, tobacco, liquorice
Tommasi's Recioto Classico is made from the highest-selected Corvina and Corvinone bunches from the family's San Pietro in Cariano vineyards; chocolate-cherry and raisin sweetness balanced by traditional cask structure.
What it pairs with
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Chocolate fondant
The wine's chocolate-cherry notes echo the molten dark chocolate of this dessert. -
Gorgonzola naturale with honey
Sweet Recioto with pungent blue cheese and honey is a Veronese classic pairing.
History
Tommasi's Recioto Classico maintains the ancient tradition of sweet red wine from the Valpolicella zone, using the family's highest-concentration Corvina-Corvinone selections from the Classico zone.
- 1985 — First Tommasi Recioto della Valpolicella Classico commercial release
Facts
- Producer
- Tommasi Viticoltori
- Grapes
- Corvina (45%), Corvinone (40%), Rondinella (10%), Molinara (5%)
- Classification
- Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Aged 2 years in large Slavonian oak casks; fermentation arrested
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- €45-65 at retail (500ml)
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1985