Torre del Falasco Valpolicella Ripasso

Tasting Notes Torre del Falasco Valpolicella Ripasso

Beautiful impressions of black fruit with vanilla and plums. On the nose, impressions of black fruit, vanilla, cedar and spice, notes of toffee, chocolate, and stewed cherries. In the glass, the wine has a beautiful deep red-purple color.

Wine & Food

Easy to serve at a grand barbecue with friends or a dinner with family or colleagues. This Torre del Falasco Valpolicella Ripasso is certainly also a food wine. It forms an ideal combination with stews, game dishes, mushroom dishes, or aged cheeses. A very popular wine that drinks smoothly.

Additional Information

This Torre del Falasco Valpolicella Ripasso is also known as the "baby Amarone" because this wine undergoes a second fermentation with the must of the Amarone.

For this red wine, the Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grape varieties are used. These grow in the best plots of Torre del Falasco. The old, thick vines give the winemaker a unique harvest, and much hard work is put into it. The bunches receive all the attention and grow in a wonderful climate. The many hours of sunshine allow the bunches to ripen, and the wind from Lake Garda provides ample cooling. After harvesting, the wine is pressed and fermented, then it matures in the cellars of Torre del Falasco. Following this comes the craftsmanship: the Amarone must is added to the juice and the Valpolicella Ripasso for a second fermentation. The juice becomes full and creamy and very soft in taste.

Valpantena, a valley northeast of Verona, has long been known as a wine-growing region. It lies in the heart of the Veneto, one of Italy's most important wine-producing regions. Since 1958, Cantina Valpantena has been active here and has grown into a powerhouse, meaning a cooperative of 270 producers with 600 hectares of vineyards.

Valpantena's operations extend across the well-known trio of appellations around Verona: Soave, Bardolino, and Valpolicella, with the latter considered a specialty. From this appellation, they produce very interesting Amarone and Ripasso wines, among others. Cantine de Valpantena, responsible for the wines of Torre del Falasco , are known for their good value for money.

Did you know? The name of the Torre del Falasco series comes from... the bandit Falasco, who roamed the valley around 1600 and hid in the hamlet of Stallavena.