Recioto di Soave Classico DOC

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Recioto di Soave Classico DOC 1997 - Bolla

Recioto di Soave is a wine of ancient lineage, going back to the dawn of European civilisation. It was described in the VI century AD by Cassiodorus, learned minister of the Ostrogothic King Theodoric in a letter written to the Venetian senators to order provisions for his master's table in Ravenna. Cassiodorus compares the "white" Recioto to the "red" ones (Recioto della Valpolicella) which he has already described: "Nor should you neglet that other wine resplendent with milky candour since its marvellous nature will make it more difficult to obtain, Fine whiteness and limpid purity - if the other seems issue of roses, this one from lilies takes its birth"..

Area of origin: The hilly Soave Classico region.

Grape variety: Mainly Garganega with Trebbiano di Soave.

Soil type: Dry, volcanic.

Alcoholic content: 12 %Vol.

Production technique: Grapes are selected while still on the vineand are allowed to dry on mats until the middle of February before being gently crushed. Yealds are low, around 40%. Slow fermentation takes place in oak barriques for a period of 4 months. Then the wine spends another 2 months in barriques and 3 months in bottle before being released.

Colour: Golden yellow.

Bouquet: Intense, flowery, recalling acacia-flower honey, with a spicy undertone from the fermentation in oak.

Flavour: Round, full, persistent, almost honey-like.

Residual sugar: 95 gr/l.

Total acidity: 6 gr/l.

Shelf life: Stored correctly, is at its best within 3/4 years of production.

Serving temperature: May be served chilled, like a white wine, or at room temperature, according to the occasion.

Food accompaniment: Hors d'oeuvre, terrines, pates,white meat and cheese (best with gorgonzola cheese, blue cheese or stilton).

Francesco Bolla

Enoteca Bacchus Berne

Letzte Änderung 06/09/99/633