The 2008 Recioto di Soave La Perlara is a gorgeous wine redolent of tangerine peel, dried flowers, mint, roses and burnt sugar. Clean layers of minerality support the fruit through to the focused, long finish. This is a totally engaging wine from Ca’ Rugate. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018. Importer: Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769

5 Delicious and super-intense in the most beautiful way, this golden Recioto di Soave imparts aromas of honey, yellow rose, dried apricot and candied orange skin. It’s sweet and thick but not in a heavy or cloying way. Lovely. ——M.L.(12/31/2011)—— 94