“find it baffling that this wine, which is first rung on the ladder of this glorious estate, is as rewarding and lip-smacking as bottles costing twice the price from other Valpolicella producers. There is no oak employed here and so this wine is fully exposed and this means that while we are able to taste every detail of its fruit we would also be able to spot any flaws or fissures in its delivery. It is therefore very heartening to report that this is a flawless and thoroughly lip-smacking wine and how many times can you say that about an £18 red? 18/20”

Matthew Jukes