Bertani Valpolicella Ripasso Catullo 2020

From the best Valpolicella Classica and Valpantena vineyards, which are the source of Casa Bertani’s exceptional range of wines, comes this splendid Ripasso, from soil which is as much limestone-marly as it is sometimes volcanic. The technique is standard: after the first fermentation in steel that takes place after the harvest, there is a second one, around March, which "runs back" the wine over the skins of the Amarone, which, far from being exhausted, are still really rich in extractive substances and native yeasts. Be it Amarone in miniature or top-notch Valpolicella, Bertani's Ripasso is even further increased in stature by the exceptional nine-months’ aging in large 50 hl barrels which exalts the hybrid nature of this wine, which is young but well-developed and well-rounded at the same time, with a distinctly opulent personality set against a background of untamed youthfulness. From its intense, dark and determined purple colour with hints of violet, this Ripasso hits you with its intense, crisp and broad ripe red fruit bouquet. Then follow deeper dark fruit notes, such as blackberry, blackcurrant and ripe cherry, jammy cherry and at times cherry in alcohol. Even though it is velvety, harmonious, full-bodied and intense, it is also sprightly and sleek, which contributes to its crisp, fruity and varietal nature and the interesting flavour, which just screams out to be drunk.