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Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso Valpolicella 2015 Wine Review

Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso Valpolicella 2015

Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso Valpolicella 2015

Veneto D.O.C., Italy

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 5

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Price: $21.95

Drink: 2017-2022

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Corte Giara

Agent: Woodman Wines & Spirits

Natalie's Score: 89/100

Made from the traditional grapes of the Valpolicella region that are partially dried before fermentation, this robust Italian red wine offers lots of pleasure. Juicy delicious with aromas of purple plums and blackberries. Some dark cherries prance down the middle of this wine leaving you thirsty for a top up. Have fun with it!

Ripasso Valpolicella food pairings: turkey with all the trimmings, sausage pizza, roast beef.

Terrific Turkey Wine

This Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso Valpolicella 2015 was reviewed on November 25, 2017 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 134361
  • $20.64 
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Reviews and Ratings

Melanie Lloyd - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Aromas of black current jam, black tea, floral notes, and hints of menthol and dried eucalyptus leaves. Flavours of juicy dark berries, with a touch of wood, cocoa, and a slight bitter finish. There is a beautiful harmony between the flavours, the velvety tannins and the crisp acidity. Lovely wine!

Tasted November 2017
Lynn van der Linde - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Ripasso is a wine made from the carefully selected and dried grapes that go into an Amarone, and refermented (re-passed!) with the wine made from the undried grapes of Valpolicella.
Aromas of black cherries, figs and eucalyptus transform to a peppery cherry finish.
Wonderful with pizza and lighter pasta dishes.
Tasted January 2018.
Corte Giara La Groletta (2015) is a delicious, sumptuous, full-bodied Ripasso Valpolicella from the Veneto wine region. Lots of ripe, rich dark plums, blackberries and dark cherries, cake spice and anise on this rich red produced by the Allegrini family and have been producing wine since the 16th Century. Enjoy with meaty stews. - Community Wine Reviews

1 Member would buy this wine again

 

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