Recioto, 1976 Red Wine
Mogavero
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 12%
Price:
£129.00
Description
"Recioto," as in "Recioto della Valpolicella," refers to a dessert wine made from grapes that were dried on mats after picking. This process turns the grapes closer to raisins, concentrating the flavours. The wines are lovely and taste how you'd expect raisins-turned-wine to taste, rich and sweet.
This mature Recioto comes from Mogavero, a traditional producer in the Veneto region renowned for crafting luscious, age-worthy sweet red wines from partially dried grapes. The 1976 vintage displays a deep ruby-red colour with garnet highlights, reflecting over four decades of careful maturation.
Decanting: Stand the bottle upright for 2–3 days prior to opening to allow any sediment to settle. Decant slowly and carefully through a fine strainer, allowing 1–2 hours of gentle aeration before serving at 12–14°C. A fragile cork is very common with older bottles, where the wine has been in prolonged contact with the cork over many decades. We therefore recommend straining any cork fragments during the decanting process.
Condition
Good conditions