Capitel Monte Fontana
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, aged blue cheeses like Gorgonzola, and traditional Venetian dry almond cakes such as Sbrisolona.
✨ Technical Specifications
Tedeschi's Capitel Monte Fontana is a legendary sweet red Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, representing the ancient winemaking soul of the Veneto. The Tedeschi family, with a heritage dating back to 1630, crafts this wine from the Monte Fontana vineyard, situated on clay-limestone soils in the hills of Pedemonte. The name 'Capitel' pays homage to the traditional stone shrines that dot the local landscape. Made primarily from Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes, the fruit undergoes 'appassimento'—drying on racks for several months to concentrate sugars and flavors before a slow fermentation and aging in Slavonian oak. This historic technique yields a wine of extraordinary depth, balancing luscious sweetness with vibrant acidity and velvety structure.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural heritage back to 1630, Agricola Fratelli Tedeschi is a cornerstone of the Valpolicella Classica region. Based in Pedemonte, the estate is directed by siblings Antonietta, Sabrina, and winemaker Riccardo Tedeschi, who carry forward a multi-generational legacy refined by their father Lorenzo. Lorenzo pioneered single-vineyard bottlings in Valpolicella in the 1960s with the legendary Capitel Monte Olmi. The Tedeschi vineyards—spanning prominent crus including Monte Olmi, La Fabriseria, and Maternigo—occupy terraced limestone, marl, and calcareous clay soils ranging from 130 to over 400 meters in elevation. Employing precise micro-zonation and certified sustainable practices through Equalitas and Biodiversity Friend, Tedeschi champions indigenous Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella alongside historic varieties like Oseleta. Winemaking centers on measured, climate-controlled appassimento, extended fermentations, and disciplined aging in large Slavonian oak casks. The resulting Amarone della Valpolicella and Valpolicella Superiore wines are internationally acclaimed for their crystalline aromatic purity, structural tension, and age-worthy elegance.