2021 L'Arco Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

About The Wine

This is the wine you need to drink with bolognese!

Medium-bodied, fruity, rich and lush. Made in the Ripasso style, with aromas of ripe cherries, dried fruit and cassis, complemented by hints of cinnamon, pepper, and orange zest. On the palate, it is generous and ripe with intense tannins and great depth, leading to a very long and intense finish. 

Out of all the local grapes, Corvina is generally regarded as the finest and is certainly the most traditional. Depending on the vintage, 15-20% of potential Amarone (the barrels that don’t make the long aging required by Luca), a wine made from 100% 120 days air-dried grapes, is blended into a wine where grapes have not seen any ‘appasimento’ processes.

About L'Arco

The Estate takes its name from a stone arch, called “Arco di Giove”, well in sight on the road to Negrar (one of the seven historic Valpolicella counties) and near the farmhouse where the Fedrigo family resided until a few years ago. The arch, dating from 1500/1600, was one of a series of seven arches along the hillside path near S. Vito di Negrar.

It is a name that awakens memories of the past for Luca Fedrigo, which he has wanted to pass into the wines produced by him; Luca, has worked for many years in a prestigious Valpolicella cellar, which grew his experience and gratitude. It presents like a young establishment but with an ancient hearth, dynamic and well-versed, able to offer a product that is unique for its origins and which retains all the traditions tied to Valpolicella.

Snapshot

Region: Veneto

Country: Italy

Vintage: 2021

Alcohol: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara

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