Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Classico Superiore 2023

The ancient technique of Ripasso is used today to produce modern wines that have the charm of Amarone and a simple approach like a Valpolicella. This practice, that is a second maceration, gave birth to a very specific style, today coded by the specific appellation Valpolicella Ripasso Doc. Fabiano’s Valpolicella Ripasso comes from vineyards of the Valpolicella Classica trained with the Pergola system, in particular in the villages of Negrar and San Pietro in Cariano. The vineyards have mixed soils with the presence of limestone and Veronese red stone.

The harvest is manual. The destemmed and crushed grapes ferment in steel vats at controlled temperature. The wine rests in steel until February, when Amarone and Recioto are racked. So the wine is poured on the wet pomace of Amarone and Recioto and it macerates for 25 days, during which a second fermentation occurs. In this way the wine acquires fuller body and new perfumes. Finally the wine ages for a year in large Slavonian oak barrels.