Brigaldara Valpolicella Classico 2023 PURYEARSALE Intoxicating aromatics of ripe stone

Intoxicating aromatics of ripe stone fruit

then given a long rest in steel and cement before bottling

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with just enough Bisseuil Premier Cru Pinot Noir (12%) to color it

and silky tannins that have aged gracefully into rounded

Brigaldara Valpolicella Classico 2023 PURYEARSALE Intoxicating aromatics of ripe stoneThis is Valpolicella the way it was meant to be: bright, snappy, and built for the dinner table rather than the trophy case. Brigaldara is a benchmark Veneto family better known for its brooding Amarone, but here they show the other side of the region, a fresh dry red from the Classico heartland made with no dried grape trickery. Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grown at altitude give it lift and crunch, the kind of red you can chill slightly and