February 18, 2024 - Faded garnet; nose full of gusto; exuberant palate, fulsome; powerful finish. Drink soon
July 5, 2023 - Veldig god
June 25, 2022 - Light wine, just Ok for me.
March 25, 2022 - Straigth forward, soft and a fruity, medium body. A subtile sweetness but balanced.
November 16, 2021 - Dense, purple color. Aromas of plum, fig, and peppery spice. Figs, raisins, spice, plum, & blackberries on the palate. Firm structure, with prominent tannins (decant for 20-30 minutes to improve balance). Excellent with heavier Italian red meat sauce dishes, e.g., meatballs. This is a very good wine for dinner, more so than sipping.
October 4, 2021 - Garnet, advanced at rim; ripe cherries, heady; more cherries on the palate, powers through to a hefty finish.
September 29, 2021 - The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. Very enjoyable and easy drinking, but not complex. I would buy again. Perfect for midweek.
April 16, 2021 - Good
February 23, 2021 - S.S. Agricola Tommasi Viticoltori, Tommasi, Valpolicella, Ripasso, DOC Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy, 2016, 13%.
Harvest Sep. 2016
By halfmoon
Aged in Oak Casks
OEnologist: Giancarlo Tommasi
Correct info ?:
70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Corvinone.
15 mos. in very large Slavonian oak casks.
Is the same wine as on CT!:
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=3478962
But the current one is the older one and with more TNs / ratings.
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/tommasi-2016-valpolicella-classico-superiore-ripasso/
87/100
TN 16-02-2021 at ca. 15DegC:
Yummy, everything okay, slightly alcoholic and a light sweetness because of that, but okay for me.
Still very young.
TN 20-02-2021 at 15DegC or less:
Better now. More one piece, very fruity with sufficient bakbone from bitters and tannins.
€ 20 is max. price for me.
S=88 R=7.5(20) 2/23/21 M=2021-2026, maybe till 2030
January 16, 2021 - I love Ripasso's but would not recommend this wine,