Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninmedium
Aciditymedium
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

Drinking window

Best 2 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Braised beef
    Two years in cask give the frame a braise needs.
  • Grilled sausage
    Ripasso weight and fourteen percent alcohol handle fat.
  • Aged cheese
    The cask time suits a mature, salty paste.

History

Degani crushes and destems, ferments at 22 to 28 degrees with twelve days of maceration and three hand punch-downs a day, then holds the wine in steel until February when the ripasso takes place on the Amarone pomace.

Facts

Producer
Fratelli Degani · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso DOC
Oak
Twenty-four months in cask after fifteen days of ripasso contact on the Amarone pomace at 15 degrees
ABV
14.0%
Price
€16-24 at retail
Drinking window
2-12 from vintage

Frequently asked about Fratelli Degani Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso

How is Degani Ripasso made?

The grapes are crushed and destemmed, fermented at 22 to 28 degrees with twelve days of maceration and three manual punch-downs a day, then held in steel until February, when the wine is passed over the Amarone pomace for fifteen days at 15 degrees before twenty-four months in cask.

How strong is Degani Ripasso?

The estate publishes 14 percent alcohol.

How long is Degani Ripasso aged in wood?

Twenty-four months in cask after the ripasso is complete.

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corvina corvinone dry full body medium acid medium tannin medium term mood rustic mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion winter old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with pork pairs with red meat price trade up rondinella still red

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