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