The 2012 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore is a simple wine that remains within safe, or not particularly aspirational, thresholds of intensity and complexity. "Fresh and easy", sum up the wine and its pretty bouquet of dried rose petals, spice and candied cherry.

The 2010 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore is Corvinone, Corvina and Rondinella that sees a good year in barrique. This is one of the softer and plusher expressions out there with aromas of ripe cherry, mild chocolate, cinnamon and dark fruit. It’s a simple and honest wine that delivers basic Ripasso goodness without much fanfare. Drink 2014-2018. Despite generations of history as a vineyard, Corte Rugolin starts its modern chapter as a winery with sister-brother team Federico and Elena Coati. Importer: Angelini Wine, www.angeliniwine.com

Good, vibrant fruit, clear and well-extracted. Ripe, even slightly sweet fruit. Good extraction and shown vineyard character, well-balanced. Polished wine.