2017 Domìni Veneti 'La Casetta' Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

65% Corvina (w/ Corvinone, Rondinella, other indigenous varieties) Veneto, Italy "Ripasso" means re-passed, a wine-making technique where the finished wine sits on the dried, raisinated skins leftover from the production of the famed Italian wine, Amarone. This technique adds dried fruit notes, tannin, color and body to what would otherwise be lighter-style Valpolicella wines. Black plum · Dried cherry · Tobacco · Chocolate-covered raisin · Hints of raspberry James Suckling Short Ribs- see our easy recipe for this killer pairing · Spaghetti and meatballs · Lasagna · Ragu · Braised meat