Mørk mursteinsrød farge. Lukt dominert av mørke bær. Smaksrik. Mørke bær også på smak. Syrlig. God fylde. Lite tanniner. Middels lengde. Relativ enkel, men god.
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Pink shiny colour, relatively bright. Smells like, sweet red berries. Good body. Sweetly blackcurrent and red berries. Last long. Powerfull but mild. Pleasant in the mouth. Fruity and fresh. Overall a good wine, without beeing to complex.
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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.
Very dark cherry red with a hint of translucency. Very sweet and rather oak-driven nose with aromas of sweet milk chocolate, aromatic vanilla-forward spices, mocha, toasted wood, some sweet dark cherry and a hint of earth. Alcohol (13,5%) shows moderately. On the palate the wine feels somewhat sweet with flavors of very ripe dark cherry, chocolate and cocoa-driven oak, some sour cherry, extracted wood flavors, a little peppery spice and a hint of bitter, slightly cognac-y wood. The wine feels very soft and rather full-bodied with low acidity and somewhat pronounced alcohol. The tannins feel only very slightly, but not enough to give the wine any structure. The finish is otherwise rather short with sweet flavors of red cherry, spicy oak, chocolate, mocha, some tart red berries, a little smoke and hints of bitter wood, but after the fruitier flavors fade, the oak characteristics just keep on lingering on the tongue.
Overall too sweet, too soft and especially too oaky a Ripasso for my taste. Serve well-cooled in order to push the acidity a little more to the front. Overall very boring and lacks all that nice freshness and brightness one should expect from a good Valpolicella. This just tastes of wood, not of Valpolicella. A lousy purchase at 12,98€.
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1/18/2018 - havarhar wrote: 88 Points
Mørk mursteinsrød farge. Lukt dominert av mørke bær. Smaksrik. Mørke bær også på smak. Syrlig. God fylde. Lite tanniner. Middels lengde. Relativ enkel, men god.
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11/2/2016 - torrancegw Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium bodied, well balanced, smooth. Very nice.
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12/19/2014 - havarhar wrote: 87 Points
Pink shiny colour, relatively bright. Smells like, sweet red berries. Good body. Sweetly blackcurrent and red berries. Last long. Powerfull but mild. Pleasant in the mouth. Fruity and fresh. Overall a good wine, without beeing to complex.
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8/31/2013 - AudunG wrote: 80 Points
Several steps up compared with the Valpo. More structure and concentration here. Fullbodied, but elegant and polished style. Low in acidity.
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7/31/2013 - thunberg wrote: 83 Points
Average, standard ripasso. Lacks anything special that would make it stand out from the rest. It is not bad, it is just dull.
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7/14/2013 - forceberry wrote: 79 Points
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.
Very dark cherry red with a hint of translucency. Very sweet and rather oak-driven nose with aromas of sweet milk chocolate, aromatic vanilla-forward spices, mocha, toasted wood, some sweet dark cherry and a hint of earth. Alcohol (13,5%) shows moderately. On the palate the wine feels somewhat sweet with flavors of very ripe dark cherry, chocolate and cocoa-driven oak, some sour cherry, extracted wood flavors, a little peppery spice and a hint of bitter, slightly cognac-y wood. The wine feels very soft and rather full-bodied with low acidity and somewhat pronounced alcohol. The tannins feel only very slightly, but not enough to give the wine any structure. The finish is otherwise rather short with sweet flavors of red cherry, spicy oak, chocolate, mocha, some tart red berries, a little smoke and hints of bitter wood, but after the fruitier flavors fade, the oak characteristics just keep on lingering on the tongue.
Overall too sweet, too soft and especially too oaky a Ripasso for my taste. Serve well-cooled in order to push the acidity a little more to the front. Overall very boring and lacks all that nice freshness and brightness one should expect from a good Valpolicella. This just tastes of wood, not of Valpolicella. A lousy purchase at 12,98€.
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5/18/2013 - Sebastian80 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Superb for the money. Best ripasso in this price range.
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1/10/2013 - ewill wrote:
Pleasant wine, medium dark red in color, medium light body and flavor
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1/5/2013 - Samsara Likes this wine: 83 Points
Sec, léger, fruité et épicé. Arômes de vanlle et de cerises. Texture soyeuse et tanins très souples.
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