Vigneto Mezzanella
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses such as Gorgonzola or Roquefort, dark chocolate desserts, and traditional dry Venetian pastries like Cantucci or Sbrisolona.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic, terraced Mezzanella vineyard in the hills of Marano di Valpolicella, Masi's Vigneto Mezzanella is a legendary expression of Recioto della Valpolicella Classico. This sweet, opulent red wine is crafted using the ancient appassimento technique, where hand-selected grapes—primarily Corvina, Rondinella, and the rare ancient variety Rossignola—are dried on traditional bamboo racks ('arele') throughout the winter. This process concentrates the sugars, acids, and flavors before a slow, cool fermentation that is naturally arrested to preserve a luscious residual sweetness. The Mezzanella vineyard itself is steeped in history, long celebrated for its unique microclimate and nutrient-rich volcanic and limestone soils, which impart a distinctive mineral backbone and remarkable complexity to the wine.
🍾 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.