San Rocco
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef stews, roasted red meats such as lamb or venison, and mature cheeses like Monte Veronese or Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the historic Tedeschi family, whose winemaking legacy in the Veneto region dates back to 1630, the 'Capitel San Rocco' Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore is a masterful expression of local tradition. The name pays homage to the 'capitelli'—historic wayside shrines dedicated to Saint Roch (San Rocco) that dot the Valpolicella hillsides to bless and protect the vineyards. This wine is produced using the time-honored Ripasso technique, where a young, fresh Valpolicella wine is refermented on the warm, sugar-rich grape skins left over from the production of Amarone. This secondary fermentation infuses the classic blend of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella with remarkable depth, velvety tannins, and complex aromas of dark cherry, wild berries, and sweet spices, beautifully reflecting the clay and limestone soils of the region.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural heritage back to 1630, Agricola Fratelli Tedeschi is a cornerstone of the Valpolicella Classica region. Based in Pedemonte, the estate is directed by siblings Antonietta, Sabrina, and winemaker Riccardo Tedeschi, who carry forward a multi-generational legacy refined by their father Lorenzo. Lorenzo pioneered single-vineyard bottlings in Valpolicella in the 1960s with the legendary Capitel Monte Olmi. The Tedeschi vineyards—spanning prominent crus including Monte Olmi, La Fabriseria, and Maternigo—occupy terraced limestone, marl, and calcareous clay soils ranging from 130 to over 400 meters in elevation. Employing precise micro-zonation and certified sustainable practices through Equalitas and Biodiversity Friend, Tedeschi champions indigenous Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella alongside historic varieties like Oseleta. Winemaking centers on measured, climate-controlled appassimento, extended fermentations, and disciplined aging in large Slavonian oak casks. The resulting Amarone della Valpolicella and Valpolicella Superiore wines are internationally acclaimed for their crystalline aromatic purity, structural tension, and age-worthy elegance.
🍇 Grapes
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella