Description
Allegrini Corte Giara Valpolicella Ripasso 2022
Nickname: The Velvet Classic
Enjoy it when:
Cold evenings, rich pastas and the kind of company that makes time slip.
Bottle Tale:
Ripasso is Valpolicella with its evening jacket on — fermented a second time over Amarone’s dried grape skins to gain depth and silkier texture. Allegrini famously pioneered and perfected the technique, crafting a style that’s plush but not heavy: black cherry, dried herbs, a little cocoa and a savoury finish shaped by hillside fruit.
Grapes come from the sunny slopes of Fumane and Sant’Ambrogio, where cool breezes from Monte Baldo keep freshness alive. It’s this balance — richness wrapped around vibrant acidity — that makes Allegrini’s Ripasso one of Italy’s most quietly luxurious reds.
Let it linger:
A short decant opens the fruit and softens the tannins. Pour with lasagna, roast pork, mushroom risotto, slow-cooked ragù or simply very good pizza. It’s the kind of red that turns dinner into a longer evening — cosy, abundant and just a bit indulgent.
Passport:
Hometown: Valpolicella Classica, Veneto, Italy
Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone
Winemakers: The Allegrini family
Style: Silky, warming, refined richness
Best mood: When comfort and elegance meet halfway
