Valpolicella - Ripasso - Ciliegi - Ilatium

Ilatium's Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Ciliegi is the eighth wine in a range that never stops surprising - and probably the one that allows the greatest number of people to discover the world of Ilatium for the first time. While the basic Soave and Valpolicella are everyday wines, Ciliegi takes that everyday experience to a higher level: Ripasso, with its greater structure and complexity acquired from Amarone pomace, is the wine for Sundays, dinner with friends, or those moments when you want something more without looking among the great collectible wines.

The name "Ciliegi" - the cherry trees - is no coincidence: it is a direct tribute to the fruit that most characterizes the aroma of Corvina Veronese, the leading grape variety of Valpolicella, and which emerges in this Ripasso with a freshness and definition rarely found in this style. For Ciliegi, Ilatium selects the best grapes from its own vineyards, carefully crafts the basic Valpolicella, and then proceeds with a second fermentation on the fresh, rich pomace of the freshly racked Amarone Leon and Due Mori - a rare privilege that transfers to the Ripasso an aromatic complexity bearing the unmistakable signature of Ilatium's great appassimento wines.

Aging in oak barrels for the necessary period integrates the acquired structure with varietal freshness, bringing the wine to a satisfying balance. On the nose, it is fragrant and deep: fresh and ripe cherry (as the name promises), blackberry, plum, sweet spices, light tobacco, cocoa, and a balsamic hint of Veronese herbs. On the palate, it is full and soft - round, well-integrated tannins, harmonious glyceric sweetness, lively acidity, and a persistent, satisfying finish. An authentic, characterful Ripasso that carries Ilatium's signature in every sip.