Zenato Ripassa Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Zenato
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Subregion	Valpolicella
Varietal	Red Italian Blend,  Corvina
Vintage	2021
Sku	01170
Size	750ml

    

WE

92

V

93

Deep ruby-red in color, this wine shows intense aromas of blackberries and black currants underscored by aromas of spice pepper, and a hint of leather. On the palate, it is smooth and viscous with well-balanced acidity and alcohol.

Pair this wine with risotto, Lyonnaise sauces, beef negimaki, and rabbit ragu. 

This wine is a blend of 85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, and 5% Oseleta. As soon as the dried grapes for the Amarone are fermented, selected batches of Valpolicella wine are “re-passed” over the Amarone lees, thus starting a second fermentation that slightly increases the alcohol content and gives the wine deeper color and more complex aromas. Ripassa is refined in tank for six months and then aged in French allier tonneaux for eighteen months. The wine spends an additional six months in bottle before it is released.

The 2021 Ripassa Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore entices with a beguiling bouquet of sweet herbs, wet stones, crushed blueberries and hints of spice. It is silken and round, with weighty textures offset by cooling acidity as masses of ripe red and blue fruits swirl throughout. The finish has grippy tannins balanced by a bump of fresh acidity as hints of plums fade slowly.

This wine catches time in transition. Fresh dark plums and blackberries start giving way to coffee notes and dried leaves, like watching seasons change in real time. The palate brings that same evolution, figs and prunes meeting whole cloves while fine tannins keep everything smooth. When youth starts trading energy for wisdom. -J.P.