Zonin - Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 750ml

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Zonin - Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 750ml

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Vintage	2018
Alcohol percentage	14.0
Bottle volume ml	750.0ml
Brand	Zonin
Gift box	No
Country of origin	Italy
Varietal	Corvina

Description

Ripasso is a traditional technique that promotes a second fermentation through the wine’s contact with warm dried grape skins from which Amarone has been pressed. This practice increases slightly the alcoholic content and enriches the wine with a greater concentration of sugar, glycerine, polyphenolic substances and aromas. The Zonin Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore wine then matures in 30-hectoliter (660 gallon) Slavonian oak barrels for 1 year and for a further six months in bottle.

Tasting Notes

Appearance

Intense ruby brightened by purple reflections
Nose

Ample and remarkably complex with vinous tones; well-defined scents of cherries, mature plum, fig with notes of violet and dried tobacco against a tenuous background of dark chocolate
Palate

Dry on the palate with a fine and harmonious balance, great strength, and a sturdy body; reveals stewed wild berries, smoking tobacco, and exotic spices, leads to plush and moderate tannins, demonstrates persistence and complexity on the palate.

Awards

97

2018

97 points

Interational Wine Challenge
2018

Gold

Berliner Wein Trophy
2018

Gold

Asian Wine Trophy

Sommelier Review

“Into the glass comes this Zonin wine in a beautiful strong ruby red. Aromas of juicy sweet cherries and fine vanilla. The aroma of the Zonin Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore DOC is accompanied by a fruity blackberry note and a hint of elderberry. Through the 12 months in oak barrels, the aroma of the Ripasso Valpolicella Superior is rounded off with soft oak nuances. Overall, a voluminous, elegant, extremely harmonious Ripasso.”

Michael Leitner