Ca' de' Rocchi Valpolicella Ripasso Montere

For generations, the Tinazzi family has been making wine in Veneto. In 1968 they founded Cantina Tinazzi in Cavaion Veronese in Verona. Ca' de' Rocchi is their range of Valpolicella wines made with plenty of rich ripe fruit and a smooth texture and tannins. This is their Monterè which is made in a traditional Ripasso style with Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grapes from several hilly vineyards at 150-300 metres above sea level. Once in the winery, the grapes are carefully crushed and destemmed before being vinified in stainless steel tanks. Over the winter the wine is fermented a second time or “repassed” over the skins already used for Amarone wines.

The final stage is maturation in French and American oak casks for 12 months, creating a luscious, full bodied wine which is bursting with cassis, red cherry, and ripe plum notes. On the palate there are plenty of soft tannins, a smooth texture and a very long finish.