La Giaretta, I Quadretti, Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore, 2020 Variant:DUTY PAID Benoit Girardin has steadily carved

Benoit Girardin has steadily carved out his own reputation and is already turning heads in the Parisian restaurant scene

Rich and opulent

The wine is made from individually hand-selected

Trained in Beaune after a previous life in San Francisco tech

bringing texture and honeyed depth

La Giaretta, I Quadretti, Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore, 2020 Variant:DUTY PAID Benoit Girardin has steadily carvedLa Giaretta's I Quadretti represents the ripasso technique at its most compelling. This family estate in the Valpolicella Classico zone takes their young wine and passes it over the warm skins of Amarone, creating something with more depth and concentration than standard Valpolicella but without Amarone's sometimes overwhelming power. We find this 2020 hitting its stride beautifully now, with the extra richness from the ripasso process bringing cherry