James Suckling 93
“This is packed tight with a concentrated, silky bead of ripe red berries and red cherries that drives through the palate, until fine, quite firm tannins block its path right at the end. Medium-bodied, but the concentration of fruit makes it feel heavier. Lots of energy here, but balance, too. Delicious now. Even better after another year in bottle. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.”-JS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 92
“The Speri 2019 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso shows nice weight and good texture over a generous medium-bodied mouthfeel. The bouquet is very expressive and full, revealing dark cherry and blackcurrant with the raisiny or slightly baked overtones that you should expect of Ripasso. This organic wine offers alternating flavors that swing from sweet to savory, thus broadening considerably this wine's food-pairing potential. The classic blend is 70% Corvina and 20% Rondinella with Molinara and a few other indigenous varieties thrown in for the remaining 10%. Production is 100,000 bottles.”-RP

“A deep intense ruby red color, with hints of red fruit, spices and cocoa on the nose. Warming and smooth on the palate, nicely balanced by rounded tannins.”-Winemaker Notes

“The grapes not only form the basis for a good wine: they give it its essence, its soul, its personality. They adapt themselves to the rhythms of nature, they make themselves at home in the land in which they grow and allow themselves to be guided by the hands of the vigneron. Cultivating the land is an ancient occupation, tinged with tradition and the aura of times past. The Speris began working as vine growers in Valpolicella seven generations ago. Times change but the old values endure, as does the Speris’ pride in being part of an extraordinary area like the Valpolicella classica zone and the moral duty they feel to express its characteristics in their company’s wines. One of the historical families in Valpolicella, Speri is an important and faithful exponent of the wines of the Valpolicella Classica zone and has also become, thanks to the firm’s consistency and its intimate links with its area of origin, an authoritative point of reference within the Italian wine scene.”-Winery Notes