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Palanca Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC
750ml
$19.99
+CRV
Mix 6 for $17.99 each
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
Veneto, Italy -From the Tommasi Family. Deep ruby red, on the nose it displays intense notes of ripe red fruits that broaden into elegant floral and spicy hints. It is mellow on the palate, structured and excellently balanced, with a coherent aftertaste reminiscent of cherry preserve.
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Product Details
OVERVIEW
Producer Story
The name Tommasi has meant “the strength of the family” for four generations. It’s also synonymous with Valpolicella and Amarone, the classic wines of Italy’s northeast Veneto region. And while they’re always looking forward, the family also pays the utmost respect to tradition and the land. In fact, those are the principles that drive their winemaking and have resulted in the powerful Palanca wines that live up to the Tommasi name.
Geography
Like a bubbly Prosecco? Enjoy your Pinot Grigio? Thanks to you, in the past decade the Veneto region became Italy’s biggest producer of wine. The Veneto stretches across northeastern Italy, from the Alpine border with Austria to the lagoons of Venice. The northern location makes Veneto a great source for grapes producing crisp, white wines, more than two-thirds of the region’s total production.
Varietal / Type
The Corvina grape is the dominant red variety of Italy’s Veneto region, where it’s used to make bright, fruity Bardolino and velvety, cherry-scented Valpolicella wines.
In contrast to these relatively light-bodied wines, Corvina grapes are also used in the production of muscular Amarone wines. Amarone is made using the appassimento method, in which the grapes are dried for three months or more before being pressed, resulting in a highly concentrated juice that is vinified into dry, high-alcohol wine.