Cantine Buglioni
Il Bugiardo Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, Italy
Black cherry, raspberry, currant, mossy earth, vanilla and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Black cherry, raspberry, currant, mossy earth, vanilla and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Dec 25th, 2023
The 2019 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Il Bugiardo wafts up with a darkly floral mix of crushed black cherries, sage and mocha. This is round and supple on the palate, lifted by cooling minerality as juicy acidity motivates its tart wild berry fruit. The 2019 tapers off with a bitter twang of balsamic spice yet leaves the mouth watering for more. Il Bugiardo is a Ripasso that readers could easily bring to the dinner table. (Eric Guido, Vinous, March 2023)
The 2019 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Il Bugiardo wafts up with a darkly floral mix of crushed black cherries, sage and mocha. This is round and supple on the palate, lifted by cooling minerality as juicy acidity motivates its tart wild berry fruit. The 2019 tapers off with a bitter twang of balsamic spice yet leaves the mouth watering for more. Il Bugiardo is a Ripasso that readers could easily bring to the dinner table. (Eric Guido, Vinous, March 2023)
Mar 23rd, 2023
Tuesday night and I have opened the 2016 Buglioni il Bugiardo Ripasso Valpolicella. A blend of 60% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 10% Rondinella, 5% Croatina and 5% Oseleta.
The nos is a bit muted but am able to get notes of cherry, chocolate, menthol and earth.
On the palate there is cherry, spice, vanilla, dried friut and an earthiness.
This wine is medium to full bodied with medium acidity and medium to plus fine tannins that feed right into a medium + to long dried fruit finish. Have a great week and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷
Tuesday night and I have opened the 2016 Buglioni il Bugiardo Ripasso Valpolicella. A blend of 60% Corvina, 20% Corvinone, 10% Rondinella, 5% Croatina and 5% Oseleta.
The nos is a bit muted but am able to get notes of cherry, chocolate, menthol and earth.
On the palate there is cherry, spice, vanilla, dried friut and an earthiness.
This wine is medium to full bodied with medium acidity and medium to plus fine tannins that feed right into a medium + to long dried fruit finish. Have a great week and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷
Bolognese & Ripasso Time! This “ripped” it up!!!!! Velvet, Dried Fruit, Incredibly Balanced with some Smoke. A Rip Roaring Good Wine & Time!
Bolognese & Ripasso Time! This “ripped” it up!!!!! Velvet, Dried Fruit, Incredibly Balanced with some Smoke. A Rip Roaring Good Wine & Time!
Jun 27th, 2020
Sit me down with some charcuterie, a leather couch, and an old book. Please, and thank you!
Sit me down with some charcuterie, a leather couch, and an old book. Please, and thank you!
Jul 23rd, 2017The 2017 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Il Bugiardo displays an inviting mix of blackberries, sage, roses, chalk dust and hints of camphor. This is full-bodied with depths of silky textures and a dense core of dark fruits and minerals that are not quite ready to reveal all of their charms. The 2017 has a bit of a monolithic feel today, yet it’s also perfectly balanced, with a structure that can carry it for many years in the cellar – which would be advisable to allow it to unwind a bit. (Eric Guido, Vinous, February 2021)
The 2017 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Il Bugiardo displays an inviting mix of blackberries, sage, roses, chalk dust and hints of camphor. This is full-bodied with depths of silky textures and a dense core of dark fruits and minerals that are not quite ready to reveal all of their charms. The 2017 has a bit of a monolithic feel today, yet it’s also perfectly balanced, with a structure that can carry it for many years in the cellar – which would be advisable to allow it to unwind a bit. (Eric Guido, Vinous, February 2021)
Ruby-garnet color with thick legs. Nose or licorice, cherry, vanilla. Supple mouthfeel with strong mineral presence and noticeable tannins. Medium+ âcid. Some earthiness, too: hay, barnyard, light wood.
Ruby-garnet color with thick legs. Nose or licorice, cherry, vanilla. Supple mouthfeel with strong mineral presence and noticeable tannins. Medium+ âcid. Some earthiness, too: hay, barnyard, light wood.
Jun 8th, 2017
Dark ruby in color with a ruby rim.
Lots of acetone on the nose, which drowns the fruits, but also with tart cherries, strawberries, raspberries, oak, spices, earth, leather, green pepper, chocolates, smoke, herbs and peppercorn.
Medium bodied with high acidity and some legs.
Tart and dry on the palate, with sour plums, cherries, strawberries, pomegranate, oak, licorice, spices and peppercorn.
Long tart finish with soft tannins and tart strawberries.
This Ripasso is unbalanced, not ready now, and needs a couple of years to chill in the bottle. Not a sipping wine, but rather better with food.
14% alcohol by volume.
Dark ruby in color with a ruby rim.
Lots of acetone on the nose, which drowns the fruits, but also with tart cherries, strawberries, raspberries, oak, spices, earth, leather, green pepper, chocolates, smoke, herbs and peppercorn.
Medium bodied with high acidity and some legs.
Tart and dry on the palate, with sour plums, cherries, strawberries, pomegranate, oak, licorice, spices and peppercorn.
Long tart finish with soft tannins and tart strawberries.
This Ripasso is unbalanced, not ready now, and needs a couple of years to chill in the bottle. Not a sipping wine, but rather better with food.
14% alcohol by volume.
Fabulous. The lush fruit of Amarone without the intensity. A bit more modest.
Fabulous. The lush fruit of Amarone without the intensity. A bit more modest.
