Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore Corvina Blend

Good quality and texture. Elegant, deeply flavored. Bouquet of forest floor, hint of tar, black berry fruit and just a hint of gaminess. Silky texture, quite dry and long finish

Love #Ripasso. This has great bang for the buck.

Dark red, oily color & texture, medium bodied. Some browning at the edge. Dumb at first opening to dry, consistent tannins, marachino cherry with faint herbs.

Opens nicely with lively tannin, fine acidity giving it an edge.

Nose supertight, even on night 2, and almost a bit reduced. Vague whiffs of dark macerated cherries and bakers chocolate. Rich and weighty feeling on the mouth. Good acids. But a tad hot. Seems like the structure is more discernible than any flavors. Not bad, but seems like it needs time to come out of its shell. 8.5+?

UPDATE: Final glass on the second night it's finally letting its guard down. Ripe fruit loosening up and some nice gravelly minerality making an entrance. Upping to 8.7

Sorrel, raspberry, currant smell, ruby red, currant, raspberry, acid over tannin

Very fruity and lively

At North Italia

Damasco's

Jammy but still light.

Molly had this 9 years ago

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