2011 Giuseppe Quintarelli Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG .375 French "The 2013 Dominus overwhelms all

"The 2013 Dominus overwhelms all the senses with its magnificent overall balance and towering intensity

This bottle exceeded my expectations for the vintage and should continue to age well

subtle oak

with greater red fruited levity

quality to its ample tannins

2011 Giuseppe Quintarelli Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG .375 French "The 2013 Dominus overwhelms all"A totem of the region, this is a stunning recioto born of six months appassimento and a decade in barrel. Riffs on Chinotto, alpine spruce, bitter cherry, clove, mahogany and walnut husk, with a waft of something more exotic akin to incense and Chinese medicine cabinet. The finish is uncannily dry of feel, sooty and almost gritty, such is the tannic exactitude. Compelling gear, like discovering a new needle in a haystack of overwhelming complexity