Intense garnet colour with brick red glints; distinct taste of red berries & a hint of liquorice, providing a slightly bitter aftertaste. Ripasso is an Italian term meaning re-passed. It is a technique that adds additional flavour & alcohol to the Valpolicella. The unpressed grape skins to make raisinated wine called Amarone are added to the already blended & fermented Valpolicella. This adds an incredible amount of body, character, & style to the typically simple wine. The benefits of this process are oxidized & botrytis flavours & additional tannins. The tannins give this wine a few extra years in the cellar as well. Maturation in wood & refining in bottle for about 2 years before selling. Serving temperature: 18-20 degrees C. Corvina Veronese: 70%, Rondinella: 25%, Croatina: 5%.