How long can you keep Valpolicella Ripasso?

How long can you keep Valpolicella Ripasso?

Color: Deep ruby red with purple hues. Perfume: Overall, red and spicy fruit. Flavor: harmonious, full and velvety, with a good balance between tannins and acidity. Storage: Properly preserved at a constant temperature of 14-15 ° C, laid down and in the dark, this wine can keep its characteristics for 15-18 years.

What is Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore?

Valpolicella Ripasso is a form of Valpolicella Superiore made with partially dried grape skins that have been left over from fermentation of Amarone or recioto. Winemaking in the region has existed since at least the time of the ancient Greeks.

Does Valpolicella Ripasso age well?

Amarone and Valpolicella Ripasso can both be aged up to 15/20 years.

How do you drink Valpolicella Ripasso?

A nice, fresh Valpolicella with some good friends is a great way to start an evening, and a slightly chilled glass of Recioto is the perfect way to finish it off.

Is Valpolicella Ripasso a dry wine?

Ripasso style wines are kind of in between Amarone and Valpolicella Superiore – it has a dried fruit flavour, alcohol around 13%, more colour and texture than Superiore and a bit more body too – like the baby brother of Amarone.

What kind of wine is Valpolicella Ripasso?

red wine
Valpolicella Ripasso is a fruity, complex red wine from the Valpolicella viticultural zone of Veneto, in the northeast of Italy.

Is Ripasso wine good?

Ripasso wines are rich, full-bodied and share some of the same aroma and flavor profiles as Amarone wines, just less so. Since Ripasso wines are more approachable and less expensive than Amarones they can be enjoyed regularly while saving the Amarones for special occasions when a more awe-inspiring wine is in order.

Is ripasso a dry wine?

What kind of wine is ripasso?

What is a good Ripasso?

Looking For A Great Ripasso?

• Rocca Sveva Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2015, Doc. Veneto, Italy.
• Masi Campofiorin 2017, Rosso Verona. Veneto, Italy.
• Monte Del Frà Lena Di Mezzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2018, Doc.
• Cesari Mara Valpolicella Ripasso 2018, Veneto.
• Monte Zovo Sa’ Solin Valpolicella Ripasso 2018, Doc.

What do you eat with ripasso?

Thanks to its body is also a perfect match with game, such as boar meat roast or pheasant stew. Talking about first courses, homemade pasta with ragù or a mashrooms risotto are two wonderful options to pair Ripasso with. And if you do not like meat, then try it with aged cheeses.

Is ripasso dry?