The ripasso impact is slight, but still noticeable. This is a nice, easy drinking wine. Lots of black cherry and plum with a little spice. Nice smooth tannins. Lovely finish of tart cherry and velvety tannins. Not a memorable wine, but I keep wanting to refill the glass....
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3.5 First Ripasso in some time. Fun nose with hints of earth and spice, and a great balance between fruit and acid in this low alcohol red. Highly recommend as a food wine--mushroom pasta with a splash of cream.
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A private dinner (Restaurant Bord'eau **, Amsterdam, NL): Rondinella and Corvina Veronese, refermented on the lees of the Recioto and the Amarone and aged in oak and cherry wood. An elegantly styled Ripasso, without the overbearing balsamic notes and high alcohol content of many others. Ripe cherry fruit, autumnal notes, pepper; gentle and juicy palate, suave tannins, medium weight, lovely balance with just a little bit of added structure from the ripasso; good length.
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Not a typical (modern) ripasso. The nose has cherries, raspberries and dried forrest fruits together with some spices. At first the taste is very, very mild and soft as velvet but after a while there is a certain acidity and some soft tannins. On the palate cherries, tea, and red currant. Hard to rate as it is far from the mainstream ripasso - but it is certainly more interesting than many of the high-level-alcool ripassos where as much taste as possible has been dragged out of the grapes.
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Cherry bit smoked colour. Nose: ripe cherries with some delicate tea notes; quite deep and honest. Taste: rather green, not ripe fruit with stones; later becoming fuller with bitter-sweet almond notes. All over strange; would think of good potential but not used.
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Un vino rustico (forse troppo) e tradizionale, dai tratti quasi "antichi" se confrontato ai moderni Ripasso. Qui spiccano acidità e tannini fortemente astringenti su frutto ed alcool (13°, poco per un Ripasso moderno). Sin qui tutto bene, ma il vino presenta qualche incertezza ed imprecisione di troppo, che lo rende eccessivamente rustico (appunto), soprattutto per una cantina così prestigiosa.
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5/14/2015 - budh wrote: 89 Points
The ripasso impact is slight, but still noticeable. This is a nice, easy drinking wine. Lots of black cherry and plum with a little spice. Nice smooth tannins. Lovely finish of tart cherry and velvety tannins. Not a memorable wine, but I keep wanting to refill the glass....
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1/17/2015 - BURGHen Boy wrote: 87 Points
Decent effort on a ripasso. Tough to bring the amarone profile through a base wine so drink it for what it is worth. A Valpo + a little
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12/31/2014 - wagonwine wrote:
3.5 First Ripasso in some time. Fun nose with hints of earth and spice, and a great balance between fruit and acid in this low alcohol red. Highly recommend as a food wine--mushroom pasta with a splash of cream.
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12/24/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 89 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Bord'eau **, Amsterdam, NL): Rondinella and Corvina Veronese, refermented on the lees of the Recioto and the Amarone and aged in oak and cherry wood. An elegantly styled Ripasso, without the overbearing balsamic notes and high alcohol content of many others. Ripe cherry fruit, autumnal notes, pepper; gentle and juicy palate, suave tannins, medium weight, lovely balance with just a little bit of added structure from the ripasso; good length.
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6/15/2014 - denver_vinder Likes this wine: 86 Points
Not a typical (modern) ripasso. The nose has cherries, raspberries and dried forrest fruits together with some spices. At first the taste is very, very mild and soft as velvet but after a while there is a certain acidity and some soft tannins. On the palate cherries, tea, and red currant. Hard to rate as it is far from the mainstream ripasso - but it is certainly more interesting than many of the high-level-alcool ripassos where as much taste as possible has been dragged out of the grapes.
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5/9/2014 - Baudelaire wrote: 87 Points
Quite good in my opinion. Lighter than Allegrini.
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3/7/2014 - Jeffyboy wrote: 84 Points
Cherry bit smoked colour. Nose: ripe cherries with some delicate tea notes; quite deep and honest. Taste: rather green, not ripe fruit with stones; later becoming fuller with bitter-sweet almond notes. All over strange; would think of good potential but not used.
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2/10/2014 - mzmijewski wrote: 77 Points
Better than last bottle but still had to dump it. Very disappointing since it was my first riots so.
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1/14/2014 - mzmijewski wrote: 74 Points
Light red color, funky aroma and taste. Needs more fruit
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12/30/2013 - justinbuch wrote: 94 Points
Excellent balance and oaky mouthfeel. Nice Italian wine experience.
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12/28/2013 - lifeattable Does not like this wine: 78 Points
Terrible. Green, underripe, kinda gross. Didn't finish my glass.
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8/8/2013 - TeamPnM wrote: 84 Points
Better to have with food than without. Didn't overpower a seafood dish w/ cream sauce, but wasn't list in a spicy veal Parmesan.
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7/11/2013 - leonardo_de_araujo wrote: 79 Points
Disappointed
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2/19/2013 - mauropallido wrote: 81 Points
Un vino rustico (forse troppo) e tradizionale, dai tratti quasi "antichi" se confrontato ai moderni Ripasso.
Qui spiccano acidità e tannini fortemente astringenti su frutto ed alcool (13°, poco per un Ripasso moderno).
Sin qui tutto bene, ma il vino presenta qualche incertezza ed imprecisione di troppo, che lo rende eccessivamente rustico (appunto), soprattutto per una cantina così prestigiosa.
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