Recioto della
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, aged blue cheeses like Gorgonzola, and traditional dry pastries or cantucci.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the rolling hills of Valpolicella Classico, Allegrini crafts this legendary sweet red wine, dedicated to the family's patriarch, Giovanni Allegrini. Recioto is the ancient soul of the region and the historic predecessor to Amarone; local lore tells us that Amarone was actually born from a forgotten barrel of Recioto that fermented completely dry. Made from hand-harvested Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Oseleta grapes, the fruit is dried on traditional racks during the cold winter months in the appassimento process. This concentrates the sugars, acids, and aromatics before a slow fermentation is carefully halted to preserve its luscious natural sweetness, resulting in a velvety, complex nectar of wild cherries, dark chocolate, and warm spices.
🍾 About the Producer
Rooted in the Valpolicella Classica region since the sixteenth century, Allegrini stands as one of Italy's most revered and innovative winemaking estates, having been transformed into a global icon under the visionary leadership of Giovanni Allegrini in the mid-twentieth century. Based in Fumane within the Veneto region, the family-run estate harmoniously marries time-honored traditions with pioneering cellar and viticultural techniques, such as modernizing the traditional appassimento process. Allegrini is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark Amarone della Valpolicella Classico as well as prestigious single-vineyard crus like La Grola and the pure Corvina masterwork La Poja, alongside the acclaimed Palazzo della Torre. Expanding across Veneto with projects such as Corte Giara and artisanal grappas, the producer remains an enduring standard-bearer of Italian elegance and quality.