| Producer | Tenuta Santa Maria |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Verona |
| Subregion | Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG |
| Varietal | Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | U1008841 |
| Size | 500ml |
 |
A dusting of cocoa gives way to candle wax, sage, and blueberry sauce as the 2020 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico opens in the glass. This is silky smooth and opulent in feel, with masses of ultra-ripe wild berry fruits and hints of mocha that envelop the palate. Cinnamon and clove come together with spiced blood orange and dark chocolate through the dramatically long yet remarkably fresh finale. —E.G.
A delicious, sweet and spicy concoction, offering an array of dried and exotic fruit aromas and flavors, such as dates and prunes, together with syrupy notes. Full-bodied and intense. There’s some tannin there, but it can’t compete with the full-on fruit-syrup flavors. You can’t help but like it. Hard not to drink. Enjoy now, or hold and see.
