Sant'Antonio "Monti Garbi" Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC 2019

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The fruit for this blend of Corvina (70%), Rondinella (20%), Croatina (5%), and Oseleta (5%) comes from the Municipality of Mezzane - Monti Garbi district. After careful sorting and 8 days of cold-soaking, fermentation is started at a controlled temperature with selected yeasts used for the Amarone grapes. The young Valpolicella is fermented in the "Ripasso" style in October on the pomace of Amarone skins. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in 500-litre tonneaux, 30% of which are new and 70% one year old barrels.

Ratings

Fresh and fluid Ripasso with clean red-fruit character and just a hint of dried apple. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Tasty. Drink now. Glass stopper.

- September, 2022, 91 points, James Suckling

Tasting Notes

  • clear ruby red

  • perfume of cherries, strawberries

  • balanced taste of red fruits

  • medium to high tartness

  • relatively low tannins

Best to enjoy with

  • pasta with red sauce along beef or pork

  • gamey meat

  • shellfish, prawns

  • lasagna

The fruit for this blend of Corvina (70%), Rondinella (20%), Croatina (5%), and Oseleta (5%) comes from the Municipality of Mezzane - Monti Garbi district. After careful sorting and 8 days of cold-soaking, fermentation is started at a controlled temperature with selected yeasts used for the Amarone grapes. The young Valpolicella is fermented in the "Ripasso" style in October on the pomace of Amarone skins. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in 500-litre tonneaux, 30% of which are new and 70% one year old barrels.

Ratings

Fresh and fluid Ripasso with clean red-fruit character and just a hint of dried apple. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Tasty. Drink now. Glass stopper.

- September, 2022, 91 points, James Suckling

Tasting Notes

  • clear ruby red

  • perfume of cherries, strawberries

  • balanced taste of red fruits

  • medium to high tartness

  • relatively low tannins

Best to enjoy with

  • pasta with red sauce along beef or pork

  • gamey meat

  • shellfish, prawns

  • lasagna

VARIETAL COMPOSITION Corvina

REGION Veneto

COUNTRY Italy

APPELLATION(S) Valpolicella

PROPRIETORS Castagnedi Brothers (Tiziano, Armando, Paolo and Massimo)

FOUNDED 1995

WINEMAKER Paolo Castagnedi

Valpolicella and Soave are two of the most ubiquitous Italian DOC wines. The Castagnedis have turned them into something far beyond ordinary. They have also crafted superlative Amarone. In 1995, the four Castagnedi brothers, having tended their father Antonio’s vineyards while growing up, decided to found their own venture with the goal of producing premium DOC wines. 

Tenuta Sant’Antonio has earned its reputation as a premium and progressive producer of Veneto DOC wines (Amarone, Valpolicella, Ripasso, Passito, Soave and Recioto della Valpolicella), as well as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Tenuta Sant’Antonio wines are made from 100% estate-grown fruit from its vineyards in Soave in the Val d’Illasi, and Monti Garbi, its 100 hectares estate vineyard, 20 ht in the Soave area and 80 ht in the Valpolicella area.