Speri La Roggia, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Italy

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點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：9665

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.

A touch of dried apple skin and cinnamon stick open the nose of this hearty, red dessert wine. It presents tight tannins, with a sweet, chewy chocolate aftertaste.——M.L.(12/31/2011)—— 88

The 2006 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico La Roggia is a powerful wine that explodes onto the palate with tons of fruit. This focused, vibrant wine is still much too young to deliver its full potential, so several years of cellaring seem warranted. As always, the aromatics require some aeration to clean up and find their focus. Still, the 2006 Recioto is impressive for its power and fine overall balance. Stylistically, this is one of the more moderately sweet Reciotos on the market. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2021. This is a very strong set of new releases from Speri. The wines – the Amarone and Recioto in particular – are made in a somewhat restrained style and usually require quite a bit of air to show at their finest. Importer: Empson, USA, Alexandria, VA; tel. (703) 684-0900

Speri’s 2005 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico La Roggia is a taut, mineral-driven version of Veneto’s most famous dessert wine. Chocolate, plums, sweet spices and licorice all flow from this pretty, restrained Soave. The wine reveals terrific balance, with tannins that are especially refined in this vintage. As is often the case, I find this Recioto needs air to show at its best. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2015. Importer: Empson, USA, Alexandria, VA; tel. (703) 684-0900