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Secoli Montepulciano Ripasso 2017

 


Clear dark red with aromas of cherry, savory spices.

Palate--Watery texture, bright flavors with mouth watering acidity, cherry fruit, slight vegetal edge, fleeting finish.

It's been a good while since I have had a Ripasso and this is a very mediocre one.  But then again, I paid maybe $10 for it and a good one should be closer to $20. Ripasso is a method of vinification using grapes which have already been use for the glorious "Amarone" wines of Italy which will cost you around $30 at least. The grapes are dried and then vinified giving a deep concentrated wine with wondrous pruny flavors, and a texture that can imitate the velvet of a well aged port.  

On another taste there is slight "wet cardboard" impression meaning the wine is tainted. So I will drink this with my grilled salmon but do NOT base your experience on this with the very nice Ripasso's that abound. 

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