Bartolomeo Lorenzi Rosso Veronese 2021

If you enjoy the food-friendly reds of northern Italy, especially the Valpolicella Ripasso style, you'll love this. We have worked with Italian Winery of the Year Cantina di Negrar for years. They own a vineyard in the Marano Valley and they’ve offered us a deal on their Rosso Veronese – a wine usually reserved for their Italian fans. It’s named after Bartolomeo Lorenzi, whose epic 18th-century poem of rural life made Valpolicella wines famous the world over. The Marano Valley is especially cool, so grapes take longer to ripen, which adds depth, character and freshness to the wines. With black cherry and plum fruit, cocoa and spice, it’s a very appealing Veronese red. Tasty solo, it’s great too with cheese, pork or pasta with a rich ragù.