Far from fashion, never pimp, honest and expressive of what is the best Valpolicella, the Ripasso “Ripa della Volta” produced by the Ottella winery is a wine that, as per tradition, comes from the same native grapes with which the Amarone. Left to rest for two years between barriques and large Slavonian oak barrels, it is a Ripasso with an available and kind character, but at the same time with a well-defined and never submissive nature. With noble poultry or with savory cheeses it is an always pleasant red, which can be appreciated in all its smallest nuances. It is an excellent refresher!

Ruby red color, intense and deep to the eye. On the nose it opens, letting you perceive clear hints of red and black fruit, then enriched by pleasant spicy nuances and memories of aromatic herbs and undergrowth. The palate is fine in the tannic texture, soft and flowing, then full-bodied at the same time. Persistence is also good.

“The only Veronese producer of Lugana”: this is how the Ottella winery was defined at the end of the 19th century, today one of the most renowned wine producers in the southern area of Lake Garda. We are exactly in Peschiera del Garda, in the province of Verona, precisely in the locality of Ottella: it is here that Lodovico Montresor, together with his sons Francesco and Michele, has carried out a bet that has been fully won over time. Focusing on the Trebbiano di Lugana vine, locally called “turbiana”, the challenge that father and children took on was to produce conceptually modern wines, in full respect of the peculiar characteristics of the territory and varietal. In the vineyard, on soils of clear glacial origin, consisting of layers of predominantly clayey and calcareous sediments, the plants are grown with obsessive care, exploiting a constantly ventilated microclimate, useful to ensure that valuable, honest and healthy grapes are harvested. In the forty hectares of vineyards owned by the company, the lion’s share obviously goes to lugana, but also flanked by other vine varieties such as chardonnay, cross manzoni, sauvignon blanc and garganega, and then corvina, corvinone, rondinella and molinara, the latter used for the production of the classic wines of Valpolicella. In the cellar, we find the same philosophy adopted between the rows, for which the objective pursued is to work the grapes, enhancing and enhancing everything that nature has created. Ethical value and aesthetic value, for a recipe with few ingredients, in which the simple becomes synonymous with quality. Then we start from Lugana, then move on to Lugana “Le Creete” and Riserva “Molceo”, and again to “Vigne Nuove” and “Gemei”, up to Ripasso della Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella and spirits: labels, those that refer to the name “Ottella”, elegant and pleasant, mineral and refined, intriguing and never predictable, the result of the deepest love for their vineyards and for their work.