“Acinatium” Recioto di Soave DOCG 2017 dolce

Az. Agr. Suavia | Veneto
Suavia Az. Agr. | Frazione Fittà via Centro 14 | IT 37038 Soave

03100417 · 0,375 l · 64,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

In Roman-medieval times, they called this sweet wine monument Acinatium – from the Latin "acinus", the grape berry. A name that encapsulates the essence of this extraordinary wine: made only from the very best and ripest individual Garganega berries, a selection of such precision that it borders on obsession. For the Tessari sisters, this rare Recioto is more than just a wine. It is the centrepiece of their family history, the wine of holidays and family gatherings, the first drop you would give a child to taste, if it were allowed and appropriate ...

At the end of September, when the colleagues have long since harvested, the real work begins: the selection of those "recia", the uppermost, outermost berries that have received the most sun and light due to their exposed position. These precious pearls are carefully dried on racks in the "fruttaio", where they concentrate their sweetness for months, developing the honey-yellow intensity that makes Recioto so unique. After harvesting, the dried berries rest for 24 months in oak barrels on their own lees, without a single racking, then for a further 12 months in steel.

The result is of beguiling complexity: brilliant saffron yellow, apricot, pineapple and grapefruit on the nose, plus eucalyptus, honey and sweet almonds, surrounded by harmonious mineral notes. An enveloping sweetness of endless persistence unfolds on the palate – maternal, almost medicinal in its comforting power. Acinatium is a wine that connects generations and preserves the ancient tradition of the Veneto in its purest form. Chapeau! SUPERIORE.DE