Angelorum
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Gorgonzola, traditional Italian dry pastries such as Sbrisolona, and dark chocolate desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Masi's Angelorum is a classic Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, a historic sweet red wine representing the ancient soul of the Veneto winemaking tradition. Recioto is the direct ancestor of Amarone, born from the traditional appassimento method where hand-selected grapes—primarily Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara—are dried on traditional bamboo racks in drying lofts throughout the cold winter months to concentrate their sugars and aromas. The name Recioto derives from the local dialect word recia, meaning ear, which refers to the small, sun-drenched lateral lobes of the grape cluster that yield the sweetest fruit. Masi, a historic estate dating back to the late 18th century, crafts Angelorum as a refined, velvety dessert wine that beautifully balances rich dark cherry and dried fruit flavors with a vibrant, refreshing acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1772 when the Boscaini family acquired premium vineyards in the small valley named 'Vaio dei Masi', Masi Agricola has grown into one of the most iconic and respected estates in Veneto's Valpolicella Classica zone. Managed for generations by the Boscaini family, the winery has become globally renowned for championing and modernizing the traditional appassimento method, transforming indigenous grapes such as Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara into rich, age-worthy masterpieces. In addition to creating the revolutionary 'Supervenetian' Campofiorin in the 1960s and collaborating with the historic Serego Alighieri counts, Masi is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark Amarone della Valpolicella expressions, including the prestigious Costasera, Mazzano, and Campolongo di Torbe.