Valpolicella Ripasso Classico

This elegant and complex Valpolicella continues the family tradition of the Ripasso method, used since the 1850s. The style is a consistent expression of the indigenous Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone grapes and terroir of the area. The Ripasso method is delicately achieved conducting a secondary extended maceration and fermentation over the Amarone grape skins, giving the wine higher complexity, bolder and softer body, and intense color. It is then aged for two years in big oak barrels.

With notes reminiscent of the Amarone, the wine is a vivid ruby red color. At the nose, intense hints of cherry, blueberry, licorice and lingering accents of cinnamon and pepper. At the palate, soft and warm structured velvet tannins and a very balanced acidity. Long finish with fruity sensations.

APPELLATION

Valpolicella Ripasso Classico
Denominazione di Origine Controllata

VARIETAL COMPOSITION

Corvina 75% | Corvinone 15% | Rondinella 10%

SOIL COMPOSITION

Negrar di Valpolicella Valley. Colluvial soil, made up of mostly limestone with subtracts of clay. Upper vineyards are terraced with a south-east exposure. Altitude: 120-220 m.

HARVEST PERIOD

End of September

VINE TRAINING

Guyot – 5600 vines/ha

Alcohol
Content

15%

Serving
Temperature

15°-18°C

Pairings

Starters with game, and intense-flavored meat sauce. Savory quiches, spinach, chard. Red meat.

Tenuta Santa Maria di Gaetano Bertani - Verona, Italia
Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Doc - Tenuta Santa Maria di Gaetano Bertani

Valpolicella Ripasso Classico

This elegant and complex Valpolicella continues the family tradition of the Ripasso method, used since the 1850s. The style is a consistent expression of the indigenous Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone grapes and terroir of the area. The Ripasso method is delicately achieved conducting a secondary extended maceration and fermentation over the Amarone grape skins, giving the wine higher complexity, bolder and softer body, and intense color. It is then aged for two years in big oak barrels.

With notes reminiscent of the Amarone, the wine is a vivid ruby red color. At the nose, intense hints of cherry, blueberry, licorice and lingering accents of cinnamon and pepper. At the palate, soft and warm structured velvet tannins and a very balanced acidity. Long finish with fruity sensations.

This elegant and complex Valpolicella continues the family tradition of the Ripasso method, used since the 1850s. The style is a consistent expression of the indigenous Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone grapes and terroir of the area. The Ripasso method is delicately achieved conducting a secondary extended maceration and fermentation over the Amarone grape skins, giving the wine higher complexity, bolder and softer body, and intense color. It is then aged for two years in big oak barrels.

With notes reminiscent of the Amarone, the wine is a vivid ruby red color. At the nose, intense hints of cherry, blueberry, licorice and lingering accents of cinnamon and pepper. At the palate, soft and warm structured velvet tannins and a very balanced acidity. Long finish with fruity sensations.

APPELLATION

Valpolicella Ripasso Classico
Denominazione di Origine Controllata

VARIETAL COMPOSITION

Corvina 75% | Corvinone 15% | Rondinella 10%

SOIL COMPOSITION

Negrar di Valpolicella Valley. Colluvial soil, made up of mostly limestone with subtracts of clay. Upper vineyards are terraced with a south-east exposure. Altitude: 120-220 m.

HARVEST PERIOD

End of September

VINE TRAINING

Guyot – 5600 vines/ha

Alcohol
Content

15%

Serving
Temperature

15°-18°C

Pairings

Starters with game, and intense-flavored meat sauce. Savory quiches, spinach, chard. Red meat.

Tenuta Santa Maria di Gaetano Bertani - Verona, Italia

Alcohol
Content

15%

Serving
Temperature

15°-18°C

Pairings

Starters with game, and intense-flavored meat sauce. Savory quiches, spinach, chard. Red meat.

Tenuta Santa Maria di Gaetano Bertani - Verona, Italia
Asia Wine Trophy - Gold - 2020 Mundus Vini - Grand International Wine Award Berliner Wine Trophy - Oro Decanter World Wine Awards - Gold James Suckling - 91pts Award - Gilbert & Gaillard - 2019 - 92pt The WineHunter Award - Rosso Wine rating - 5 Star Wines - 87pts. Luca Maroni London Wine Competition - Gold Falstaff - Valpolicella Trophy - 2019
Gold 86pti Pro 96pti 91pti 92pti Rosso 88pti 98pti Gold 93pti
Asia Wine Trophy - Gold - 2020 Mundus Vini - Grand International Wine Award Berliner Wine Trophy - Oro Decanter World Wine Awards - Gold James Suckling - 91pts Award - Gilbert & Gaillard - 2019 - 92pt
Gold 86pti Pro 96pti 91pti 92pti
The WineHunter Award - Rosso Wine rating - 5 Star Wines - 87pts. Luca Maroni London Wine Competition - Gold Falstaff - Valpolicella Trophy - 2019
Rosso 88pti 98pti Gold 93pti

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The Wines of Gaetano Bertani

Combining traditional methods, advanced technology, and experience passed down through generations of family tradition, we produce wines that are the full expression of our land.