Marchesi Biscardo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Valpolicella Blend

Tasting notes: color: ruby-red with orange highlights nose: elegant and complex it shows ripe berry and flowers. Taste: full-bodied and soft with lovely velvety tannins and a long finish. Comments: classico: an area within a lager geographic region defined by the italian classification system (doc); also the wines coming from this area. Such territory is usually the oldest in terms of grape growing and wine making and often has the best wines within the largest region. Superiore: for a valpolicella classico it means minimum 12% alcoholic content and 14 months of aging. Ripasso: is a very old and traditional process used to give to the valpolicella wine richness and body. After the valpolicella is fermented in the usual way it is placed in casks containing the skins of the amarone a concentrated wine coming from semi-dried grapes. This process which last from 2 to 3 weeks adds color tannins and complex flavors. A perfect complement to highly seasoned first courses as well a