Speri Recioto Valpolicella Classico La Roggia 2021 (500ml)

 

Speri Recioto Valpolicella Classico La Roggia 2021

 

A raisin wine of refined elegance and great charm which is a seductive invitation to discover a world of fragrances.  After many years of sustainable agriculture the Speri family obtained organic certification in the 2015.  The certification is for all the vineyard so from vintage 2015 all the wines are organic.

 

Tasting Notes

 

Garnet red in color, it has a penetrating bouquet with sweet hints of raisins, violets and jam.  Rich and velvety, concentrated and full-body on the palate.

 

Food Pairings

 

A dessert wine which goes well with classic biscuits and cakes, nuts or chocolate, too.  Also recommended for accompanying blue cheeses.

 

Winemaking & Aging

 

Varietal Composition:  70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella, 5% Molinara

 

Fermentation Container:  Stainless steel tanks

 

Maceration Technique:  Pumping 3 times a day

 

Type of aging container:  French and Slavonian Oak Barrels

 

Length of aging:  24 Months

 

Length of bottle aging:  6 Months

 

Vineyard & Production Information

 

Vineyard Location:  Estate Villa Giona

 

Vineyard Size:  12 Ha

 

Green Status:  Organic

 

Soil Composition:  Limestone & Gravel

 

Training Method:  Inclined open pergola system.

 

Elevation:  140 asl

 

Vines/Hectare:  4000 Vines per Ha

 

Exposure:  South East

 

Vine Age:  40 Years

 

Harvest Time:  Late September Mid October

 

First Vintage:  1874

 

Production:  5,000 Bottles

 

Veneto, Italy Wine Region

 

Veneto is an important wine region in the northeastern corner of Italy.  In terms of geography, culture, and wine styles, it represents a transition between the alpine, Germano-Slavic end of Italy and the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the south.

 

 

The Speri Winery

   

     Producer Profile

 

Estate owned by:  Speri Family

 

Winemaker:  Alberto Speri & Giuseppe Speri

 

Total acreage of wine:  60 Ha

 

Winery Production:  500,000 Bottles

 

Region:  Veneto

 

The Speri Winery, one of the historical families of Valpolicella, is an authoritative and faithful interpreter of Valpolicella Classica wines that has become, due to its uninterrupted traditions and strong territorial roots, a landmark in Italian winemaking.

 

The Speri Winery, with a story that begins in the first half of the 1800s, has now entered its seventh generation making wine from about 60 hectares of vineyards in the most select Valpolicella Classica areas.

The Winery strength has always been, and still is, a matter of teamwork, today engaging three generations – Carlo, Alberto, Giampaolo, Giampietro, Laura, Chiara, Luca and Giuseppe – that manage all stages of production activities, from the vineyard to the bottle.

 

In 2015, after practicing years of sustainable farming, the Winery achieved organic certification for all of the production.

 

The Speri family, respecting its territorial heritage, has always cultivated exclusively the native grape varieties of the Valpolicella zone (Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara and other indigenous varieties), making wine only from grapes coming from its own vineyards and itself overseeing the entire production process.