Roccolo Grassi
Valpolicella Superiore Corvina Blend
Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, Italy
A touch past its prime but showing well overall. Stylistically somewhere between Quintarelli and Ca’ La Bionda. I was expecting a little more funk. Medium bodied (perhaps due to the vintage) with a sleek and elegant texture.
A touch past its prime but showing well overall. Stylistically somewhere between Quintarelli and Ca’ La Bionda. I was expecting a little more funk. Medium bodied (perhaps due to the vintage) with a sleek and elegant texture.
Oct 29th, 2025
Clearly aimed to be a more extracted, fuller style. Not sure if it’s just some proportion of dried grapes or something else. It’s very good, and at its peak. Deep umami nose has dark, dried berries, leather, moist earth, dark chocolate. Dark fruit and dark chocolate on the palate, with soft, but prominent and drying tannins bearing forth a terra cotta tile finish. Again, it’s very good, I’m just a bit annoyed that it kind of hides where it’s from.
Clearly aimed to be a more extracted, fuller style. Not sure if it’s just some proportion of dried grapes or something else. It’s very good, and at its peak. Deep umami nose has dark, dried berries, leather, moist earth, dark chocolate. Dark fruit and dark chocolate on the palate, with soft, but prominent and drying tannins bearing forth a terra cotta tile finish. Again, it’s very good, I’m just a bit annoyed that it kind of hides where it’s from.
Dec 10th, 2023
Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions
Though this is an enjoyable wine, I don’t understand the concept of a tannic and powerful Valpolicello
Though this is an enjoyable wine, I don’t understand the concept of a tannic and powerful Valpolicello
Oct 6th, 2023
Huge wine! Blackberries! Spicy, black tea notes. Integrated tannins and acidity helps balance it. High alcohol!
Huge wine! Blackberries! Spicy, black tea notes. Integrated tannins and acidity helps balance it. High alcohol!
Feb 12th, 2023
Quite volatile. Raspberry fruit punches through. Sweet impression. Green wood
Quite volatile. Raspberry fruit punches through. Sweet impression. Green wood
Jun 12th, 2022Atypical. A big, extracted Valpo. But it’s pretty good. Nose has dark berries, almond paste, a moist, humus-like note, and some turned soil. Mouthfilling, with a broad, textured feel, it’s got some baker’s chocolate notes to go along with the dark fruit and some surprisingly savory, almost minerally, notes. A bit of tacky tannin in the finish.
UPDATE: Night 2 this wine seems much more integrated. Still big but the mouthfeel is softer and the finish has the nice bitter almondy thing I like in good Valpos. Upping from 8.8 to 8.9
Atypical. A big, extracted Valpo. But it’s pretty good. Nose has dark berries, almond paste, a moist, humus-like note, and some turned soil. Mouthfilling, with a broad, textured feel, it’s got some baker’s chocolate notes to go along with the dark fruit and some surprisingly savory, almost minerally, notes. A bit of tacky tannin in the finish.
UPDATE: Night 2 this wine seems much more integrated. Still big but the mouthfeel is softer and the finish has the nice bitter almondy thing I like in good Valpos. Upping from 8.8 to 8.9
Silky smooth, deep yet light. Anise, tea, blackberry jam.
Silky smooth, deep yet light. Anise, tea, blackberry jam.
Dec 21st, 2021
Really enjoy this. Lip smacking baked raspberry. Blackberry leaf. Smoke. Mineral-flint. Hint of roses. Medium bodied. Good acidity. Good texture. With time, might become a baby Cote Rotie without the spice.
Really enjoy this. Lip smacking baked raspberry. Blackberry leaf. Smoke. Mineral-flint. Hint of roses. Medium bodied. Good acidity. Good texture. With time, might become a baby Cote Rotie without the spice.
May 1st, 2020
Beautiful. Rustic, but generous. Very strong floral component with warm spices and licorice. Supple and elegant on the palate with a sneaky finish. All class.
Beautiful. Rustic, but generous. Very strong floral component with warm spices and licorice. Supple and elegant on the palate with a sneaky finish. All class.
Apr 13th, 2020Rustic and warm. Improves considerably with air. But I suspect I’d prefer this in a cooler vintage.
Rustic and warm. Improves considerably with air. But I suspect I’d prefer this in a cooler vintage.
Jun 22nd, 2019