The 2021 Valpolicella Ripasso Monti Garbi is dark and attractive, with a blend of dusty dried flowers, exotic spices and dried black cherries smoldering up from the glass. This displays silky textures, balancing ripe wild berry fruits against saline minerals and a bitter tinge of sour orange. It tapers off long, leaving the mouth watering for more as rosy inner florals and hints of tart raspberry slowly fade. The savory Ripasso possesses a balance seldom seen.
92 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Feb 2024)
Dark, spicy cherries on the nose, as well as notes of pressed flowers and dried herbs. Full, round and silky with tight, fine tannins that combine with the fruit character to give a robust, very savory finish. I like the progression from fruity to savory. Lots going on in your mouth. Drink or hold.
92 points, James Suckling (Jun 2023)
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