Valpolicella Ripasso
DOC Superiore
Palazzo Maffei
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This wine is dry and velvety on the palate, it is pleasant. The second fermentation in January, on Amarone skins, gives it more structure and aromas of ripe fruit and delicate spices, as well as body and balance on the palate.
download PDFIts pleasant structure makes it perfect when paired with cold cuts, meat-based first courses, as well as mushroom-based ones, grilled or roasted meats. It goes well with medium-aged cheeses. To be served at 18°C.
Ever since the days of Marquis Maffei and his family, this splendid 12-hectare estate, with its whitish calcareous soil and clayey substrate, has revealed its creative temperament as a fertile land in a wonderful position for producing elegant wines of fine quality.
For four generations the Cottini family has been cultivating a tradition that dates far back in time. Diego Cottini, together with his wife Annalberta, continues the work started by his father and grandfather, who founded the company in 1925.