Tastes much more expensive than its $23 price
Recently, a reader asked me if there were any wines I always count on as a restaurant choice. My wife and I love a great Italian restaurant, so we need to have an idea of a few Italian wines we can always order with confidence., which comes from close to Venice. It is very expensive because the production techniques include spending months on a rack in a ventilated attic so that much of the grapes’ moisture evaporates. When they crush the grapes, they use the skins to impart even more flavor.
The next step is to let the Monti Garbi juice sit on the used skins from their Amarone. Those skins give the Ripasso a remarkable richness, one that completely belies its modest price. A nice side benefit is that most customers don’t know about Ripasso, so if you order it, the wine person at the restaurant will know that you are serious about your wine, and that can lead to other brilliant discoveries.
Many Italian winemakers are now making their own Ripasso. There are a couple of reasons I always look for Tenuta Sant’Antonio’s version. First, its retail price, which is very fair at $23. Second, it is an elegant and supremely well balanced wine that is versatile and works with a wide variety of roasts or a meaty sauced pasta. It even matches nicely with Texas barbecue or Tex-Mex. Another nice side benefit? The wine is widely available.
Castagnedi Monti Garbi Ripasso Tenuta Sant’Antonio Valpolicella
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