Clear, pale greenish-gold. Delicate green-apple scent, clean and fresh. Just right with a chicken-sausage and fennel risotto. Dark reddish-purple color. Intense, grapey red-fruit and licorice aromas.
Flavors mirror the nose, very tart, with full and ripe fruit rising up to meet the sharp acidity.
Nothing shy or reserved here, but ripe and fruity and excellent with food. Unlike the lightweight standard Valpolicella, this one is made by the ripasso method, in which the grape skins from a Recioto Amarone are added to the young wine, triggering a secondary fermentation and adding substantial fruit and body to the wine. Good match with sirloin pan-grilled with peppers and onions. E-mail me your tasting notes , and I'll consider adding them to this page. In order to maintain objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest, I purchase all the wines I rate at my own expense in retail stores.