VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO CLASSICO SUPERIORE 2017 DESCRIPTION: Producer: Pietro Clementi Wine: Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore Vintage: 2017 Number of Bottles: 6 Size: 0.75 Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara, Oseleta Aging: It is racked four times, without being filtered, left to rest in 30 hl oak barrels and then in second-passage oak barriques the following summer. Alc.: 14.5% Ripasso is the wine obtained by refermenting Valpolicella Classico, which is then passed over the unpressed Amarone pomace, where it ferments for about 5 days. It is then racked, racked several times, naturally clarified, and, in spring, aged in oak barrels for at least 24 months. Ripasso Clementi is particularly prized for its persistence, its complex aromas and hints of red fruit, a bouquet of cherry, plum, and vanilla, and its enveloping and velvety structure. It is a wine that pairs perfectly with risottos, roasts, and aged cheeses.