Damoli Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2020
by Damoli
- Grape variety
- Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
- Region
- Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy
- Style
- red
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Vintage
- 2020
Price: CHF 29 In stock
About this wine
Ripasso is Valpolicella's brilliant second act — the standard wine returned to the still-warm pomace of the Amarone, picking up a second fermentation and a borrowed shadow of its bigger sibling. At Damoli, the base wine ferments in stainless steel for 8 to 12 days on slightly overripe Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, with daily pump-overs done by hand. Then the Amarone must goes in, the ripasso begins, and the wine takes on depth, warmth and that telltale 'little Amarone' character. Three years of ageing follow in second- and third-use French barriques and large Slovenian botti — wood that frames the wine without overdressing it. A family domain on the volcanic-limestone slopes of Negrar, where Bruno, Daniele and Lara Damoli share one creed: honour the past, keep looking forward.
Tasting notes
Bright ruby, with a deeper, almost garnet core. Ripe plum and dark cherry on the nose, lifted by a wisp of spice — sweet pepper, dried herbs. The palate is full and supple, dry but warm, with the kind of velvety richness that hints at the Amarone in its lineage. Real persistence: a wine that lingers without ever raising its voice.
Food pairings
Osso buco, Pasta with slow-cooked meat ragù, Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, Grilled lamb chops
Best for
A midweek dinner worth lingering over
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