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Red
2016 Tommaso Bussola Ca' del Laito
Corvina Blend
- Italy
- Veneto
- Valpolicella
- Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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Bonnie Doran Likes this wine: 89 points
January 15, 2024 - Berry fruit, nice balance with acid, tannin, and high alcohol.
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oakville72 Likes this wine: 90 points
January 17, 2022 - Deep color with obvious musty, earthy, mushroomy ripasso nose. Either you like it or you don't, and I like it. Flavors are still austere with acids and tannins overpowering the fruit at this point. This wine requires patience.
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Janstan Likes this wine: 86 points
December 1, 2021 - Too young probably 4 more years, blackberries and black raspberries
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Ben Christiansen wrote:
August 19, 2021 - Has some dark black rasination to it. Better than in years past. Not VA and not lean, a little bit more fat, which works.
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David Paris (dbp) wrote: 87 points
July 16, 2021 - This smells a little bit reduced, and the aromas are coming across a bit odd as a result, showing a rubber tire, tar, and a stale plum. Many of those off putting notes may blow off with air, but it was pretty awkward during the whole time we had the bottle open; a bit angular and funky. Pretty rich and darkly complected on the palate with nice texture. Finish is darkly complected with plums and blackberries the dominant fruit, a little bit of road tar, with just bits of acid on the end. Again some reductive, plummy notes throughout the flavors, too. The flavors are quite dark, overall, and I'm aweher1 with the coffee and chocolate note as well.
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By Eric Guido
Valpolicella & Soave: The Times, They Are A Changin’ (Feb 2021), 2/1/2021 (link)(Tommaso Bussola Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Ca'del Laito Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2020, Issue #88, Recently-Tasted Italian Wines Summer 2020(Valpolicella Ripasso “Ca’ del Laito” Classico Superiore- Bussola) Subscribe to see review text.
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Valpolicella Ripasso panel tasting, 1/15/2020 (link)(Bussola Tommaso, Cà del Laito, Valpolicella, Ripasso Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Tommaso Bussola
- Varietal Corvina Blend
- Designation Ca' del Laito
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Veneto
- SubRegion Valpolicella
- Appellation Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
- UPC Code 8110620002932
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 148 (37%)
- Consumed 253 (63%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Artisan cheeses, charcuterie or mushroom risotto, lamb in mushroom sauce over pasta or rich dishes of the VenetoWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 11 votes
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