{"product_id":"valpolicella-superiore-doc-ripasso","title":"Valpolicella Superiore DOC Ripasso","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso from Santa Sofia shows what the Ripasso method can extract from the classic Valpolicella grape varieties: Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella ferment a second time on the pomace of the Amarone — the result is a red wine with significantly more body, depth, and structure than a simple Valpolicella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanta Sofia is one of the established houses in the Valpolicella zone east of Lake Garda, a region where the Ripasso tradition has been firmly anchored for decades. The process itself is not a trick, but a craft: the finished wine absorbs color, tannins, and residual sugar through contact with the Amarone pomace, developing its own unique characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, pickled cherries, dried summer flowers, and licorice. On the palate, fresh and dry with velvety-round tannins and well-integrated alcohol — not a heavy, opulent style, but a balanced wine with a clear structure and pleasant length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePairs with braised lamb, salumi platters, or pasta al ragù. \u003cstrong\u003eServing temperature: 16–18 °C.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santa Sofia","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":53561371918672,"sku":"VJ3221-2022","price":24.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/3509\/4864\/files\/V900012-24.webp?v=1788863822","url":"https:\/\/www.vinoscout.de\/en\/products\/valpolicella-superiore-doc-ripasso","provider":"Vinoscout","version":"1.0","type":"link"}