Community Tasting Notes 5

• forceberry wrote: 79 points

  September 2, 2014 - This wine is based on Campolieti Valpolicella Superiore, which is fermented and aged in stainless steel. After the raisined grapes destined for the Amarone are pressed, the remaining grape pomace is transferred to some tanks containing Campolieti Valpolicella and these wines become Campolieti Ripasso. These wines are aged for a year in small barrique barrels and larger Slavonian oak casks. 4 g/l residual sugar. Tasted blind.
  
  Quite opaque black cherry color. Quite bold and somewhat sweet nose of ripe black cherries, chocolate-driven oak spice, succulent plummy fruit, some ripe and almost jammy blackcurrants, a little bit of vanilla, a hint of sweet figs and a touch of cocoa. Too much oak here. The wine is juicy, full-bodied and rather soft on the palate with flavors of sweet cocoa oak, vanilla, some ripe figgy fruit, a little bit of cherry marmalade and a touch of dark chocolate bitterness. Boderate acidity and very soft, almost nonexistent tannins. The finish is juicy with medium-long flavors of juicy dark berries, some oak spice, a little bit of cherry marmalade and a hint of vanilla. As the other flavors fade, a subtle touch of oaky milk chocolate lingers on.
  
  Ugh. Horribly over-oaked monster Ripasso. Although there are some fruit notes, the excessive oak character turns them too sweet and jammy. Overall there seems to be pretty little of any complexity here as the heavy-handed oaking overwhelms most of the nuances and the wine just tastes of milk chocolate and vanilla. Although the wine shows moderate acidity, this is still pretty undrinkable if you don't happen to love oak. I really can't see why someone would want to hide their fruit flavors under this much wood. Overpriced at 12,99€.

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• Ramberg wrote: 80 points

  August 9, 2014 - Nose with raisins, strong oak notes, oak spices, vanilla, cherries, chocolate & some more raisins.
  On the palate herbs, oak spices, vanilla, raisins & sweet cherries.
  Simple and completely over oaked.

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• chiboukka@hotmail.com wrote: 84 points

  March 15, 2014 - Léger, pas d'Astringence, peu d'acidité. Excellent en apéro ou avec une volaille ou repas aux saveurs plus discrètes.

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• Shiaxonna wrote: 87 points

  February 16, 2014 - Dark young color. Nose is round, warm, oaky, a hint of barnyard. Palate has depth, spices, power and a long aftertaste with some unbalanced tannins.
  
  50+5+11+14+7 (87p)

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• CBJB wrote: 83 points

  November 23, 2013 - Had this with a pizza. PnP through a Vinturi. First sip was a little hot so I let the glass sit for a bit. Way too much oak in this right now. I will probably buy a couple to lay down and see if that oak integrates a little bit over time.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Luigi Righetti
• Varietal Corvina Blend
• Designation Campolieti
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Veneto
• SubRegion Valpolicella
• Appellation Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
• UPC Codes 639754000044, 8016963000041

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• In Cellars 37 (30%)
• Consumed 87 (70%)

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