Regolo Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC

Regolo is Sartori di Verona's Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, made using the ripasso technique: a finished Valpolicella wine is passed over the still-fermenting pomace (skins and lees) left from Amarone or passito production, triggering a secondary fermentation that adds body, alcohol, and dried-fruit complexity without the full raisining process Amarone itself undergoes.

The result sits stylistically between a straightforward Valpolicella and a full Amarone — fuller-bodied and richer than the former, lighter and less concentrated than the latter. Typical character for this wine is a bright garnet-to-ruby color, an intense nose

of black cherry, dried fruit and a touch of spice with camphor and licorice-root undertones typical of the Corvina-based Valpolicella blend, and a velvety, full-bodied palate that is dry but shows the sweetish impression ripasso wines are known for, with moderate tannin and a lingering finish.

As a Superiore designation it carries a minimum year of aging and slightly higher alcohol than base Valpolicella. This is a solidly traditional, shelf-accessible expression of the ripasso style rather than a rare or allocated bottling.