The 2015 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico la Roggia (packaged in a 500-milliliter bottle) opens to an inky black appearance with concentrated flavors of blackberry syrup, brown sugar, rum cake and dried prunes. A blend of local red grapes is left to dry for over 100 days until about one-third of the water mass is lost. The resulting raisins are made into wine with a higher sugar content as a result. Recioto dessert wines have the power and dark flavor profile to pair with chocolate-based desserts. Some 10,000 bottles were made.