Cuvées

Antolini Valpolicella Classico

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

AntoliniValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Lively ruby red, with a delicate, vinous and fragrant red-fruit nose and a sapid, frank and pleasant palate carrying live acidity and moderate tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Corte RugolinValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red

Ruby with magenta edges, a complex and delicate nose of sour cherry and bramble blackberry, cedar wood, orange peel, mocha and officinal herbs, then a fine, balanced mouth with excellent tannin grain and a vibrant saline trail.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

CorteforteValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red

Intense ruby to garnet, with a clean nose of undergrowth fruit, sour cherry and plum lightly spiced with leather and pepper, and a robust, complex body that harmoniously echoes those aromas.

Giuseppe Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Giuseppe QuintarelliValpolicella€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Quintarelli's entry-level Valpolicella is already a lesson in traditional winemaking: high-acid, savoury cherry fruit with dried-herb complexity and three years in large oak adding gentle structure.

I Campi Campo Ciotoli Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

I CampiValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red

A refined, full-bodied red that the estate calls full and decisive on both nose and palate thanks to the ripasso technique, with tannin and freshness in elegant balance and a silky, easy-drinking texture.

Le Ragose Valpolicella Classico

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Le RagoseValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Ruby red with an almond scent and tones of rose and cherry, fresh and dry on the palate and pleasantly tart, a young wine of moderate alcohol to be drunk within a year or two.

Monte Dall'Ora Saseti Valpolicella Classico

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Funky

Monte Dall'OraValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Ruby, with small red fruits, iris flower and rose on the nose, then a palate where freshness and salinity dominate with minty notes and crunchy spice.

Nicolis Rosa di Anto Rosato Verona

4.1

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

NicolisValpolicella€€€€€Still Rose

Pale bright pink, fruity and floral with cherry, redcurrant and dog rose, then fresh, sapid and elegant with a pleasant balance, made from a short press maceration and a cool eight-day fermentation.

Novaia Fapulito Valpolicella Classico

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Refreshing

NovaiaValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Novaia's no-added-sulphite Valpolicella, made with indigenous yeasts and about two months of post-fermentation maceration, staying medium-bodied, sapid and fresh.

Santa Sofia Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant

Santa SofiaValpolicella€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito

Santa Sofia's Amarone is a traditional-style Classico from the historic Pedemonte estate, emphasising tobacco-leather complexity and long cellarability; the 16th-century villa setting adds heritage gravitas to a consistently well-made Amarone.

Scriani Valpolicella Classico

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

ScrianiValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Brilliant ruby with a fragrant, intense and very fruity scent and a dry, harmonious taste, from the Ronchiel and La Costa vineyards in the Fumane valley.

Speri Valpolicella Classico

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Speri ViticoltoriValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Ruby red with violet reflections and intense vinous scents of violet and cherry, a medium-bodied, fruity wine the estate says is made to be drunk young.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

Tedeschi ViniValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red

The Capitel dei Nicalo is Tedeschi's Valpolicella Superiore partially ripassoed over dried skins, offering accessible Corvina cherry fruit with tobacco structure and good food-pairing versatility.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Tenuta Santa Maria ValverdeValpolicella€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito

Produced at 500 metres on the soil of very ancient disintegrating lavas in the sub-zone the estate calls Purano, a dry wine that takes its name from the bitter vein that characterises it, full-bodied, alcoholic and of great flavour.

Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde Valpolicella Classico

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Tenuta Santa Maria ValverdeValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

The estate's base red, from grapes grown as high as 600 metres on basaltic and clay soils of volcanic origin in the Marano valley.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

TezzaValpolicella€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito

Dark garnet red, with sour cherries in spirit, graphite and chocolate on the nose, then excellent freshness and a decisive but velvety tannin, from a September hand selection into crates and six years in the estate cellar.

Tezza Valpolicella Ripasso Valpantena Superiore

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

TezzaValpolicella€€€€€€€Still Red

Concentrated ruby red, with blackberry and blackcurrant, withered violet, black pepper and balsamic notes, then soft and warm with a measured tannic grip.

Valentina Cubi Iperico Valpolicella Classico

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Valentina CubiValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

The estate's first organic bottling, embracing floral, fruity and pleasantly spiced notes, going straight into bottle after racking and a steel refinement so that it stays fresh and easy for everyday drinking.

Vaona Odino Valpolicella Classico

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Vaona OdinoValpolicella€€€€€Still Red

Ruby red, intense in red fruit on the nose and well balanced on the palate with good acidity, from certified organic terraced hillside vineyards at 200 to 250 metres.