Wine Quintarelli Giuseppe, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, 2011, 375 ml

Description

Recioto della Valpolicella – amazing red sweet wine, fascinating intense flavor, unique aroma and generous unusual style. This style originated in the search winemakers ways to increase the density and complexity of the wines of Valpolicella, and as a consequence of wine was produced in the form of “spumante” – foaming. To increase the concentration of sugars and aromatic compounds in these wines, manufacturers conventionally dried after harvesting grapes. The method used was quite successful, and was later adapted for the production of famous wines Amarone, and directly for more sweet version – Recioto.

In the manufacture of wine using local grapes Corvina and its subspecies Korvinone. Whole bunch of grapes in drying rooms comes with a certain temperature and low humidity for a period of 3 weeks to 5 months. In the process of Recioto della Valpolicella there is a by-product – dry grape skin. It is often simply discarded, but the resourceful winemakers Veneto developed technologies to squeeze the juice to the last drop. In addition, the re-fermentation skin allows you to extract valuable tannins and good phenolic compounds. The end result is a wine Ripasso. When the drying process is completed, the grapes are pressed and slightly fermented wort until it reaches the desired balance of sweetness and alcoholic strength. Then the wine is kept in small barrels made of Slavonian oak for at least 8-9 years, and then another six months – in bottles. The wine has excellent potential storage, preserving and strengthening its excellent quality for over 30 years.

Giuseppe Quintarelli vineyards are located in the Veneto region – one of the most important and significant wine regions in the north-eastern part of Italy, with its capital – the city-sites of the city. And although it is smaller than the other wine regions, but it is here that were born the most famous and recognized wines of Italy. Most of the vineyards given over to red grapes, and today 25% of the region’s wines are produced and sold under the categories of DOC and DOCG. Veneto forever entered the history of Italian wines, and even in the historic city of Venice channel has its own DOC (Venezia). Quintarelli vineyards consist of several sections and occupy a total of 12 hectares.

Giuseppe Quintarelli born March 19, 1927 in the municipality of Negrar in the Veneto region. His father, Silvio, cultivated vineyards in the common system. Already in 1906, Silvio Quintarelli exported barrel of his wine in America. The official founding date of the economy considered Quintarelli 1924. Giuseppe, a former youngest son Silvio, began to lead the economy in 1950, immediately began a program to improve and expand it. The thing is that most winemakers in the region at that time preferred production of cheap wine Valpolicella with a simple character. Giuseppe immediately went the other way. His guilt over half a century are considered the best in the region and are the standard style of Valpolicella. Giuseppe, who worked tirelessly to find the perfect balance between tradition, innovation and passion. He was considered by many to be the best producer of Amarone della Valpolicella, which is kept for seven years in large Slavonian oak barrels. This wine is considered one of the most complex wines produced in Italy. Today Amarone 2000 vintage sells for around 300.

In its work, Giuseppe guided by the principle that “you can never use violence against nature – harvest only one that gives nature. If this year grow a smaller, it will sell less.”
Giuseppe Quintarelli genius died at the age of 84 on January 15, 2012, and now continues his work of Frank’s wife and their four daughters. His guilt and to this day have no rivals and competitors, so certainly will be the most valuable collection of experts and true connoisseurs!