What is Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore?
Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Wine Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines are produced under the Valpolicella Ripasso DOC, specifically from grapes grown within the traditional classico vineyard area of the Valpolicella (‘Valley of Many Cellars’).
What is Valpolicella Superiore?
The Valpolicella Classico Superiore is a red wine that is produced from grapes selected exclusively in the Valpolicella classic area, which is the oldest and most historical one. The harvest takes place from mid-September to the end of October and the grapes are carefully selected by hand in the vineyards.
How do they make Valpolicella Ripasso?
First of all, because they’re not made with fresh grapes like all the other wines. Amarone is produced with grapes dried for 3 months, Valpolicella Ripasso is made with 2 fermentations, the first one with fresh grapes and the second one in contact with Amarone skins.
What Ripasso means?
to pass again
Derived from the word “ripassare” meaning “to pass again.” The technique involves pouring a simple Valpolicella over marc and residues from Amarone or Recioto.
What type of wine is Valpolicella Ripasso?
Valpolicella Ripasso is a fruity, complex red wine from the Valpolicella viticultural zone of Veneto, in the northeast of Italy.
What is Valpolicella Ripasso?
The Ripasso method gives a greater structure and a lower acidity, a greater roundness and a higher value in Valpolicella extracts, which makes it suitable for aging in cask for about 18 months. Here our Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso.
What is ripasso?
This wine is produced using the RIPASSO technique, which is intentionally more restrictively applied in relation to the standard production method. The wine is obtained by going over again, once only, the premium Valpolicella Classico over the same quantity of Amarone marc.
How is Valpolicella Classico made?
The wine is obtained by going over again, once only, the premium Valpolicella Classico over the same quantity of Amarone marc. As a result, an authentic local wine is produced which elegantly exhibits a delightfully complex fruity aroma and spicy tones complemented with a good acidity and just the right alcohol content.
What is the difference between Amarone and Valpolicella Classico?
when the fermentation of Amarone or Recioto is done, the wine is moved from the fermentation tank to another steel tank, the pomace of Amarone or Recioto are left in the fermentation tank. The pomce is the fermented skins; Valpolicella Classico produced in September is now pumped in the fermentation tank;