1998 Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico, Giovanni Allegrini old vines friendly and very easy to

friendly and very easy to enjoy

cranberry and red plum lead the nose

Superb depth and persistence with a very long savoury conclusion

expressive and finely balanced

lifted kaffir lime leaves and musky

1998 Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico, Giovanni Allegrini old vines friendly and very easy toThe Velvet Heirloom A rare mature Recioto with the quiet grandeur of an old family treasure. Deep ruby in spirit, now softened by time, it opens with dried cherry, fig, black plum and raisin, moving into dark chocolate, sweet spice, tobacco leaf and a flicker of thyme. The sweetness is rich and enveloping, but beautifully balanced by freshness and fine tannin, giving the wine that wonderful feeling of velvet, depth and poise. For when You want a