2017 Begali Lorenzo 'La Cengia' Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso

Artisan Amarone Producer Bring home Verona in a bottle BHW Selected Import BHW Has the Lowest Price Anywhere! Free Shipping on 6 or more bottles About the Wine From the Wine Advocate: "I have nothing but good words for the wines of Lorenzo Begali and his family. Elegance is the common thread that connects them all and this is by no means easy to achieve with consistent results, especially when you factor in the appassimento, the laborious air-drying process. Begali will tell you that his secret is in overhead, pergola-trained grapevines. This traditional growing system has gone out of fashion only to return to fashion more recently. It is commonly thought that pergola allowed for too much vigor, but Begali argues that this system actually reduces yields when managed properly. If you can name but two producers in Valpolicella (I’m betting they are Dal Forno and Quintarelli), it’s now time to add a third: Lorenzo Begali. Lorenzo and his children Giordano and Tiliana make some of the m