Cellar for up to 11 years. Serve lightly chilled.

Founded by seven local grape growing families in 1933 to pool their resources and make quality wines, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar has played a key role in the modern winemaking history of the region. The very first Amarone was bottled at the winery in 1939 when the cellar master Adelino Lucchesi accidentally overfermented a batch of sweet Recioto wine, in the process creating what is now the region’s most famous wine.

Today the Cantina has over 200 members and is known for its benchmark Amarone and Recioto wines made using traditional techniques and the latest winemaking technology and know-how. Their classic Recioto is a seductively sweet dessert wine made from typical local grape varieties grown on terraced vineyards in the Negrar hills. The fruit is harvested by hand and dried on mats for up to 120 days before being vinified and aged in oak barrels.

Black cherry, plum, raspberries and raisins burst out of the glass while the first sip reveals an intense sweetness, rich dark berry flavours and hints of dark chocolate, dried fruit and baking spice. The sweetness, generous full body and unctuous texture make this a great wine to drink with rich chocolate desserts or with blue cheeses.