Valpolicella Ripasso Cantina Di Negrar 2021

£14.00

24 in stock

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75cl bottle.

Vegan

As we found out on a recent exciting trip to Verona, not all Valpolicellas are great. This one is.

Italy opened my eyes to wine on a visit there in 1994 when I celebrated my 16th Birthday. I always look out for great wines and found more than one at this excellent estate surrounded by the hills of Valpolicella. The Negrar estate lays claim to discovering Amarone wine and their reds are perfect examples of Valpolicella.

“Ripasso” means – re-pass. Its the technique when the new basic Valpolicella wine is refermented on the pomace (wet skins & pips) of the “Amarone della Valpolicella” wines. Basically the new young wine is passed over the left over concentrated skins of the Amarone and left with it for a few weeks. It gains a wonderful richness and body and is good value alternative to the expensive Amarone.

This wine goes well with all red meats, boiled or grilled. Ideal with braised meat or even pasta – Try this with a Ragu with oversized pasta with shaved black truffles on top!

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