Monti Garbi

Shimmering ruby red with a brightening garnet rim. Floral nose of rosehip, purple and sour cherry, followed by ripe redcurrant and white pepper. Taut on the palate with good tension and pleasant tannins of medium length.

Those of you who are knowledgeable in birth-order characterizations should understand that a Ripasso is like a middle child in the Valpolicella birth order – some of the dried-grape flavors of an Amarone and some of the freshness of a basic Valpolicella. In this case, the secondary fermentation with the dried Amarone grapes takes place for a week in late January. The structure of this wine seems a bit loose, but I love the tastes of rich and concentrated black raspberries – you can almost taste biting into the seeds – with a Syrah-like, savory earthiness in the finish. 90 Roger Morris