Today, we have a particularly special value from Valpolicella: the 2018 Serego Alighieri Casal dei Ronchi Recioto, which we are offering at half its original release price. The Serego Alighieri estate is one of the most historic properties in Italy, purchased in 1353 by Pietro Alighieri, son of Dante Alighieri, and has remained in the hands of Dante’s descendants for more than 650 years. Casal dei Ronchi is the estate’s flagship Recioto, produced in limited quantities from its ancient namesake vineyard in the heart of Valpolicella Classica. A traditional blend of Corvina, Rondinella, and the estate’s own selection of Molinara, the grapes undergo the classic appassimento process, resting on bamboo racks through the winter to concentrate their sugars, flavors, and aromas before fermentation. The 2018 is wonderfully rich and decadent, with black cherry, fig, prune, and plum preserves layered with walnut, dark chocolate, clove, cinnamon, and sweet spice, yet elegant tannins and underlying freshness keep the wine from ever becoming heavy or cloying. Already showing beautifully with several years of bottle age, it has the structure to continue developing for many years, gradually gaining the mature, spicy complexity for which great Recioto is known. This is a historic, limited-production dessert wine that rarely receives the attention it deserves. At half its original release price, it represents an exceptional opportunity to experience one of Valpolicella’s great traditional wines and is a great holiday bottle!
James Suckling 92 pts! Enticing crushed raspberry aromas here, which follow through to a full, fruity but not over-thick palate with a silky mouthfeel at first, firming up quite considerably by the end. Leaves an aftertaste of vanilla cream. Drink or hold.
2018 Masi Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Serègo Alighieri Casal dei Ronchi 500ML
2018 Masi Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Serègo Alighieri Casal dei Ronchi 500ML
Today, we have a particularly special value from Valpolicella: the 2018 Serego Alighieri Casal dei Ronchi Recioto, which we are offering at half its original release price. The Serego Alighieri estate is one of the most historic properties in Italy, purchased in 1353 by Pietro Alighieri, son of Dante Alighieri, and has remained in the hands of Dante’s descendants for more than 650 years. Casal dei Ronchi is the estate’s flagship Recioto, produced in limited quantities from its ancient namesake vineyard in the heart of Valpolicella Classica. A traditional blend of Corvina, Rondinella, and the estate’s own selection of Molinara, the grapes undergo the classic appassimento process, resting on bamboo racks through the winter to concentrate their sugars, flavors, and aromas before fermentation. The 2018 is wonderfully rich and decadent, with black cherry, fig, prune, and plum preserves layered with walnut, dark chocolate, clove, cinnamon, and sweet spice, yet elegant tannins and underlying freshness keep the wine from ever becoming heavy or cloying. Already showing beautifully with several years of bottle age, it has the structure to continue developing for many years, gradually gaining the mature, spicy complexity for which great Recioto is known. This is a historic, limited-production dessert wine that rarely receives the attention it deserves. At half its original release price, it represents an exceptional opportunity to experience one of Valpolicella’s great traditional wines and is a great holiday bottle!
James Suckling 92 pts! Enticing crushed raspberry aromas here, which follow through to a full, fruity but not over-thick palate with a silky mouthfeel at first, firming up quite considerably by the end. Leaves an aftertaste of vanilla cream. Drink or hold.
