"Spiced black cherries mix with shavings of cedar, clove and rosemary as the 2021 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso evolves in the glass. It possesses incredible energy despite a solid core of ultra-ripe wildberry fruits and a saturation of bitter cocoa that infuses the palate toward the close. The 2021 resonates with zesty tension and a tart blackberry intensity, yet leaves the...

"Lush, ripe blueberries, fleshy black cherries, baked plums, minerals and violets. A touch of cocoa powder and espresso beans. Concentrated and full-bodied on the palate with lots of flavors rounded by filigreed tannins. Ripe, fleshy core of dark fruit in the middle. Long and broad. Already drinkable, but better from 2025." 95, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling

Beautifully pure, floral nose. On the palate a racy, energetic feel with nuances of stone fruit, acacia, brioche and underlying minerality. Lovely purity and vitality run like a vein through the wine, which has a long, crisp, slightly nutty finish. Exemplary Blanc de Blancs and great apéritif style. Deliciously precise with high toned citrus fruit providing thrilling focus and definition....