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.

A brooding yet darkly alluring mix of plum and cherry sauce spiked with mocha and ashen stone is lifted by mentholated herbs as the 2017 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico smolders up from the glass. This fills the palate with rich, enveloping textures as a massive wave of ultra-ripe red and black fruits cascades across a core of juicy acidity. Cedar, coffee grinds and clove hints are left to linger as the 2017 finishes with a chewy concentration. I enjoy the contrasting nature here but crave more freshnes..