The 2012 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore Le Poiane offers good value and lots of intensity. The bouquet opens to dried fruit, blackberry preserves, prune, hickory smoke and crushed lead pencil. Delicate sweetness and juiciness give the wine a soft, yielding texture. Drink 2014-2019. Monica Larner -December 2014
Date posted: January 6, 2015