Giuseppe QuintarelliRecioto della Valpolicella

2011 Recioto della Valpolicella

Giuseppe Quintarelli

Northern Italy / Italy

Red

6x37.5cl	-	0 Immediate \| 2 Marketplace		£635.00
6x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 2 Marketplace		£1,241.00

FINE+RARE at Quintarelli

There is distinct anticipation in the air as the car slips quietly past the colourful patchwork of houses in the village of Negrar. It is 30 degrees outside and still there are goosebumps on my arm as we pull into a long gravel driveway at the top of the hill. Visions of Amarone dance through my head as my final ...

ON August 4, 2015

Rosso Della Centa - The First Great Friuli Red

We have unearthed an absolute gem in the guise of Rosso della Centa. A 100% Merlot wine grown on just one hectare of a distinct marl clay hillside in Friuli, Italy. The wine is the creation of one of Italy’s top winemakers Nicola Manferrari who first produced the wine in 1985 and has gone on to release it only in ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON January 30, 2020

Port 2017: The New Vintage Declaration

Yesterday we got our first in-depth look at the latest Vintage Ports from 2017. It is a rare event indeed to have two vintages (2016 and 2017) so widely declared back to back. But according to all the top Port houses, the 2017s are without question a match for 2016s, albeit with wines possessing a very different profile. Even ...

ON May 24, 2019

Maya Returns Home to Dalla Valle Vineyards

The Birth of the Cult Wine in Napa Valley The story of Maya is a fascinating one. Widely seen as Napa’s first cult wine, it was catapulted to stardom following the 1992 vintage becoming the second ever wine from the US to be awarded 100 points from Robert Parker. This was a big deal since Parker at that time was ...

ON November 29, 2019

Uncovering ancient treasures in Frapin's Paradis Cellar

This summer FINE+RARE travelled to Cognac to attend the 11th edition of the “Les Parts des Anges” Cognac auction. This auction takes place every two years and is one of the true society highlights in the Cognac region. All the major Cognac houses contribute unique releases to the auction, with all the proceeds going to charity. This year the auction raised a staggering ...

ON November 9, 2018