A bright, silky Recioto, with baked raspberry, plum sauce, vanilla and orange liqueur flavors underscored by a savory thread of dusty spices and ashy smoke. Long and lightly mouthwatering on the fragrant finish. Drink now through 2027. 175 cases made.??–AN??Region: Italy / Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

Soft and creamy, with a rich maple candy accent to the plumped cherry, date and espresso liqueur flavors. Light tannins firm the juicy finish, where spice and citrus peel notes echo. Drink now through 2024. 200 cases made.??–AN??Region: Italy / Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

This finely knit sweetie is long and silky on the palate, offering rich and ripe black cherry pate de fruit, coffee liqueur, Asian five-spice powder and orange bergamot flavors. Features a zesty, mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2021. 200 cases made.??–AN??Region: Italy / Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

Treacle and date notes are layered with baked cherry, chocolate pudding and coffee liqueur flavors in this ripe, juicy dessert wine. Finely balanced and silky, with a long, lightly mouthcoating presence on the finish. Drink now through 2024. 400 cases made.??–AN??Region: Italy / Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Select to Add

The 2008 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico is a marvelous effort. Dark, jammy blueberries, currants, sweet spices and licorice come together beautifully in this sumptuous, vinous wine. Fine, silky tannins round out the exceptional, polished finish. Recioto is never inexpensive, but this is about as delicious a wine as readers will find anywhere near this price range. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018. Tommaso Bussola remains a benchmark producer of fine Amarone and Recioto. His wines are remarkable for their textural richness, polish and overall class. The Amarone Vigneto Alto in particular is one of Italy’s reference-point wines. Importer: The Rare Wine Co., Sonoma, CA; tel. (707) 996-4484