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Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Le Novaje DOCG wine — Novaia winery — Dionysus

Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Le Novaje DOCG

by Novaia · Veneto, Italy

Type
Sweet
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Alcohol
13.5%
Sweetness
Sweet
Colour
Red
Colour depth
Deep
Body
Medium-bodied
Serve at
16–18 °C
Bottled in
0.375 l
Farming
Natural wine
NovaiaVeneto, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The grapes grow in the “Le Novaje” vineyard in the province of Verona, at an altitude of 320 m, on marl, clay and limestone soils.

Vinification

Harvest takes place in the third week of September. The grapes undergo appassimento for 120 days in well-ventilated rooms before gentle crushing. Fermentation lasts 40–50 days in small stainless-steel tanks at no more than 15 °C and includes 10 days of cold skin maceration. Délestage is performed during fermentation using the “Ganimede” method. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barriques.

Ageing

The wine matures for 12 months in oak barrels, followed by six months in bottle in the winery’s cellars.