Monte dall' Ora Valpolicella Ripasso Sausto 2019

2019 Monte Dall’Ora Sausto Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore feels less like a Ripasso flex and more like a quiet conversation with the hills above Verona. The fruit is dark-toned but restrained—black cherry skin, dried plum, and a suggestion of fig—lifted by bitter cocoa, bay leaf, and that telltale Valpolicella note of crushed almond and stone. There’s a gentle echo of the Amarone skins in the mid-palate—savory, earthy, more umami than sweet—woven into brisk acidity and fine, dusty tannins. It finishes herbal, saline, and grounded, the kind of wine that wants braised meats, polenta, and time at the table rather than attention in the glass.